Harvesting hops

[cory11]

Are these ready to be harvested. They were on the ground after a pretty nasty storm. First year cascade hops.

 

[day_trippr]

I'd say those three were ready. If the rest look like that I'd be picking right now

Cheers!

 

[cory11]

Some look exactly like these, but are considerably smaller. These are maybe 1"long or so. Others are 1/4" long. With some brown on the ends. Pick them too?

 

[day_trippr]

Look carefully at the brown ends. The spikes of the burrs eventually shrivel up and turn brown, but that's not the "brown tips" some speak of when deciding when to harvest.

The "brown tips" you'd be keying on is on the cone petals themselves, and if your cones are at that stage, it's pretty much time to pick them regardless of other factors, because they've hit their peak and are going to head down hill soon...

Cheers!