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I went out to the garden today and I noticed that the leaves on a lot of my hop plants are getting what I call a Fish scale looking surface. They are multicolored and have an odd grey fish scale look to them. Is that normal ? I looked at Powdery Mildew pictures, but it doesnt seem to be like...

I used to live near Aurora. How close to the flea market are ya? That big Swap o Rama place ?

Thanks for the Info. According to "The Google" I can paint the Schedule 40 PVP with a light-colored water based acrylic or latex paint that is chemically compatible with PVC and that will reduce any degrading effects caused by the sunlight. Information obtained at (LINK) & (LINK)...

Yes, it has already been through consistent 75+ MPH winds. When the tornado came through Lafayette Indiana (about 40 Miles away) the winds were terrible. at least 3 hours of steady high winds with no problems at all except the plants themselves got beat up a little. My only worry is when...

It has not had a problem yet. It is secured by 4 steel cables and heavy duty tie down posts on each corner. It has already seen storm after storm after storm with the crazy weather we have been having as of late. It is pretty aerodynamic as the wind just goes right through. I also have each...

When I purchase items, I expect them to work as intented. If I had only purchased 1 or 2, sure it could be a fault I made. When I purchase a large order, and 15 out of 16 work, it tells me there was 0 chance that plant would have grown no matter how much time and effort I put into it. You...

Just wanted to make a post showing updates to my Hops Garden and to show how it is progressing. Here are some pictures after a lot of time has passed. I added mulch and landscape fabric to get rid of the nasty weeds and grass sucking out the plants nutrients. So on with the pictures...

I recently made beer from a kit that used a 2 oz bottle of Hazelnut Fruit flavoring from Brewcraft. I had to add it right before bottling. When I first opened the bottle the stuff smelled HORRIBLE. I did keep it refrigerated the entire time before using like it says so I assumed it...

Thanks. Ill give them some more time and hope all goes well.

I planted 16 Rhizomes. According to the Freshops web site I am supposed to "Plant 1 rhizome per hill with the buds pointed up and cover with 1 inch of loose soil." I notice some are starting to come up, and some are not. My concern is, What if I planted them upside down? Will they still...

That is Lake Shafer in the background. Yes I love it here. Quiet in the winter and lots to do in the summer with the lake and boats :) Plus a lot of yard to work with :)

http://www.ecgrowproducts.com/index.cfm?event=ViewPage&contentpieceId=6130 That describes it pretty well. We have a lot of ants and fleas, etc. around here so I figured I would treat the soil before planting, and then maybe some during the season if the insects get real bad. I am also...

Yes, the lines are actualy just tossed over the top rail and tied down on the other side with another stake. I have 2 stakes per hop vine, the one it grows up and the other side to let down the vine to harvest / get more growth height. BTW thx for the replies all. just planted the Rhizomes so...

The Trellis is 10' Wide x 20' Long With top beams every 5' across the 10' width. The property is actually 3 lots for a total of about 1 acre. It is on a hill so it was very hard to get it level. That is why it looks like the far poles are longer out of the ground than the other end. They...

MY REAL FIRST PANIC !! HOLY...... WTF am I going to do now... After much debate I realized I had only one option. Shorten the legs (20 foot tall was NOT going to work) Here it is starting to come together. Hung the Lines for the Hops to grow on Installing the Irrigation...