Scooby_Brew
Well-Known Member
I've been growing my hops the organic way with really good results so far, so I thought we could share and exchange our experiences and learn a little bit from one another here.
These are my hops, 6 cascades and 1 centennial:
This is my composter, where I throw my grass clippings, used grains and dry leaves in the fall. I use the compost for fertilising the hop garden, with really amazing results so far:
The funny part is that it is much easier and cheaper to fertilize your garden this way rather then the "store bought" way. Imagine how much faster it is to just throw your grass clippings here as opposed to try to bag them and then remember to put them out on the garbage day.
For fertilizing I use compost and "compost tea", so basically I take some compost from the bottom of the pile, put it in a 5 gal bucket with water, leave it over night and the next day I water my hops with it. It's that simple. And it works like if you were using the store-bought Miracle Grow every day.
For pest control I use soap and water, although I never had a big problem with pests so far (knock on wood).
These are my hops, 6 cascades and 1 centennial:
This is my composter, where I throw my grass clippings, used grains and dry leaves in the fall. I use the compost for fertilising the hop garden, with really amazing results so far:
The funny part is that it is much easier and cheaper to fertilize your garden this way rather then the "store bought" way. Imagine how much faster it is to just throw your grass clippings here as opposed to try to bag them and then remember to put them out on the garbage day.
For fertilizing I use compost and "compost tea", so basically I take some compost from the bottom of the pile, put it in a 5 gal bucket with water, leave it over night and the next day I water my hops with it. It's that simple. And it works like if you were using the store-bought Miracle Grow every day.
For pest control I use soap and water, although I never had a big problem with pests so far (knock on wood).