Took the track loader down to the hop field and cleaned a few things up. Getting ready to build a better water tower. Fixed the pond dam up a little bit and did some general clean-up.
Read moreGetting cables up on new rows.
Two more rows of cables are up. The rows are near a terrace, made using the lift a challenge. The new Galena hop plants in these rows are doing well.
Read moreA little straw for weeds
It’s been a dry spring in S.E. Kansas. We got our first good rain in quite a few days. We had been hauling water to keep the hops from getting too dry. Hopefully they will take off now. Trying some
Read moreHolly and Fergus. Cold day planting.
63 degrees this morning but back down to 49 this afternoon. 100+ Rhizomes from Freshops.com in the ground. Thanks to Fergus and Holly.
Read moreChinook hop sprouting up. Warm then cold. They may be confused.
Sixty Galena rhizomes in the ground!
Sunset
Took Holly for an evening drive to check out the hop yard expansion. The Kansas sunset was gorgeous. Picture doesn’t do it justice. Her main concern now is how we’re going to pick all these. Going to need to sell
Read moreHop trellis poles going up
Five more poles to go to fill all the holes I have drilled. I think I will try and get one more load of poles and add another full row to the trellis before I start putting up cable. That
Read moreHoles ready for more trellis
Chinnok hops from first year bines
We went down to the hop field, this evening. Roasted some hotdogs and picked a row of first year Chinnok hops. The row of Chinnok did very well. They were the first planted this spring and were at the bottom
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