Cascades getting close

[BradTheGeek]

These are first year.
Had some june bug issues, but they are still kicking. Going to put milky0 spore down this week, and plant bait plants for next year.

 

[Marty50]

What are you going to plant with the hops

 

[Pappers_]

I had to declare war on Japanese beetles.

 

[Marty50]

I had to declare war on Japanese beetles.

Hate em.

 

[BradTheGeek]

What are you going to plant with the hops

I am not going to plant bait plants with the hops, that would draw beetles in. My understanding is that the like grapes better, so I plan to groow some on the other side of the property. Hopefully that will help lure them away.

 

[Marty50]

I am not going to plant bait plants with the hops, that would draw beetles in. My understanding is that the like grapes better, so I plan to groow some on the other side of the property. Hopefully that will help lure them away.

My grapes and willows, equally attract beetles in numbers. I try to hand pluck them off the hops as often as possible. If the hops are healthy and strong before the beetles emerge, they do ok