Category Archives: Hops Gardening

Hops and Dandelions

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-05-14
The hops are still coming along, and everything is looking quite green in the bed right now. This is mainly because of all the maple tree and other seeds that have landed on top of the dirt. Fortunately, the bines are tall enough to be seen separately. The underdog left side is growing taller and [...]
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Pantsville on Home Brewing Perspectives

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-30
Thanks to Douglas and Mike for mentioning my site on their show. If only I could have had the last couple posts up before that went out! I hope the three of us will be able to trade information as this gardening experiment continues. I urge anyone else who is growing hops to listen to [...]
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The Cold Snap Won’t Snap My Bines

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-29
The temperature has gotten pretty low here in Cleveland, OH, so I have had to get my hops covered up. Fortunately, I still have a good-sized sheet from last year that has already been committed to outside use. I have to take back my paint drying comment from the last post. Since the weekend with [...]
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Hops Grow More Slowly Than Paint Dries

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-04-26
The hops do not seem to have changed very much in the past week. I suppose everything I read about hops growing very quickly was a bit of an overstatement. It could also be that I am slightly impatient. The beer that is brewing right now is right on schedule though. The bubbles are nice [...]
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