Working hard on our soil, especially correcting pH. We’ve made some solid improvements with the help of @midwestlaboratories and @agritec.international. Part of our plan to produce high quality fresh hops. Just don’t make fun of our modern, high tech spreader.
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Elsa and I got a load of compost on our two new rows of Triumph hops. Looks like they are starting off their second year strong. Excited to have this new hop variety to offer.
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Last days of Elsa’s Spring break. Camping at Kanopolis and salt mine tour. Perfect opportunity to stop by Sandhills Brewing for a beer. Pelican was wonderful, no doubt in part due to the great local hops from our friends at
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With Spring bringing warmer temps, nothing is more refreshing when working outside than sparkling hop water! This batch was made using Darbro Farms Crystal hop pellets. It might just be our best batch ever!
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We took a little time away from the hop yard this Spring to revamp our garden. Excited to try our new Birdies raised beds we ordered from the nice folks at www.epicgardening.com Also made some upgrades to Elsa’s garden playhouse
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No better way to check the quality of our hop pellets than to brew with them. This black hopped ale was brewed with Darbro Farms Columbus and Chinook hops. Elsa was studying measurements in school. She performed all the weighing,
Read moreSpring cleaning
Spring cleanup has started in the hop yard. The barley cover is greening up. The deer are loving it. Tracks everywhere. Also seems to have been a wild raccoon party. Not sure what was going on there. Hops will be
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