Recent content by TheBeerGardener

It could be possible, my main concern would be providing a dormant period. You could have it set up to divert your water into a different grow bed with another crop. You would need some sort of plants filtering your water at all times or your nitrate levels will reach toxicity (250ppm+) and...

Just gave this a try a few nights ago. Went back and picked up a couple more. Also got the Organic Chocolate and it is amazing. They actually have them at the grocery store down the street!

In for the controller and the oak barrel!

I just finished writing a really long reply only to have the "token" timeout before I hit submit. Anyway.. Three of my plants have been repotted into 7 gallon containers, all of them have been moved into a dedicated area, and I switched my lighting to a 600w MH. They look pretty happy...

Here is what I will be using: Hops: I purchased five varieties of crowns from Great Lakes Hops about three weeks ago. They arrived on the first of this month(Feb), packaged in plastic bags and what appear to be barley hulls. I chose Willamette, Perle, Chinook, Mt. Hood, and Glacier...

Hi all. I'm starting this thread to keep track of my attempts to grow hops indoors. This is my first thread, possibly on any site, ever. Year after year, I find myself looking at rhizomes online, daydreaming about running a successful hop-yard and microbrewery. Someday, maybe. But for...

Were you thinking about doing this with live plants or something you bought for brewing? If you are talking about brewing hops you purchased, there is no way. You will need living tissue to create genetic clones of any plant.

It looks like you might have overdone the fertilizer. Uncomposted manure is too "hot" with forms of minerals that can easily burn plants. Composting allows microorganisms time to convert ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates; forms more friendly to plants. Staight compost or manure can also...