Years ago our good neighbor Norman loaned Dad and I a chisel plow. I hate to say, it sat for way too long on my dad’s farm. Today I got the tires fixed and the plow ready to go. Ran
Read moreCrystal Hops Packaged
A batch of Crystal hops are dry, nitrogen packed and ready to go. They will go great in your Pale Ale recipe!
Read moreStrange hop yard things!
Found something strange in the hop yard. A row of Columbus hops has produced both male and female flowers on the same plant. If you look close you can see the small clusters of male flowers (small berries) and the
Read moreHops will soon be ready to pick!
Several hop varieties will soon be ready to pick. Columbus hops look to be the first to get ripe cones. Time to make sure we are ready to dry and the nitrogen bagger is ready to go.
Read moreUncouth Native North American Hops
The Multihead Neomexicana hops are a little uncouth and not as cultured as their European cousins. I think they might fit right in here at http://www.darbrofarms.com We are working to get a good row going. Native to the Southwest U.S.
Read moreHop Yard Time Lapse
My and Owen’s first attempt at a hop field time lapse video. We hoped to capture more bine growth. We will keep trying. Pardon my lack of YouTube editing skills. Will have to study up on that! Try the YouTube
Read moreCNC Hop field signs
Today was a rainy day on the hop farm. Elsa and I had drafted up new hops field signs in vCarve and it was a good time to fire up the CNC machine.
Read moreIrrigation Upgrade
Getting the last of the fittings welded on and the valves installed. This summer it will have to be manual, but the goal is to have a controller read soil sensors and operate the valves automatically. That will have to
Read moreGreat Lakes Hops
Another row of Columbia Hop plants are in the ground. Some of the Multihead Hop plants I received last month got a little beat up in transit. http://greatlakeshops.com sent me a brand new tray of plants. Great Lakes is awesome
Read moreDarbro Farms Grower Number
Darbro Farms officially has a hop grower number. Appreciate the help from: http://www.usahops.org
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