found the motherload

[cheschire]

So a while back I mentioned that I found a golding vine that was part of a hop farm in the early 1900's. A rhizome from that plant has given me a nice 20 foot plant over the summer. Since its harvesting time, I decided to go back to the original vine. HOLY CRAP. They hadn't been picked in about 100 years so there were hops as long as my hand and MILLIONS of them. I picked what I could of the ripe ones and spent about 2 hours filling a garbage bag 1/3 of the way up (about 5 pounds). That was just the mature ones. In about 2 weeks I'll be able to fill AT LEAST 1 1/2 garbage bags full. Im talking about the heavy duty garbage bags. My house is pungent with the smell of hops. Its AMAZING. Im gonna be stocked for years. Just thought I'd share my story.:rockin:

 

[s3n8]

Nice!

Obligatory - You Suck!

 

[Lou]

pictures or it didn't happen...

 

[cheschire]

do I need a membership for pictures? I'll go take some anyways though

 

[enderwig]

do I need a membership for pictures? I'll go take some anyways though

post em at photobucket or some such site, then link them in.

 

[uechikid]

I bet you feel like you won the lottery. I wish I could win a small pot of gold.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

I'll be the first to say... let me have some! You'll never be able to use all of them!

 

[Wade E]

I guess you could say you hit the "Gold" mine!

 

[david_42]

My neighbor's grandfather grew hops and there are many plants still around ... intermingled with the Himalayan blackberries. He has no idea what they are though, but the age makes the list of possibilities short. The cones are small and a pain to pick. Made an American Light Hybrid with some fresh hops last year. Worked out, so I might do a batch this year.