tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post3357325889989628698..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Hop To It!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-77051565038737363302011-10-18T06:21:45.728-07:002011-10-18T06:21:45.728-07:00Hi Robb,
Thanks for the help. We grow Tettnanger...Hi Robb, <br />Thanks for the help. We grow Tettnanger, Nugget and Cascade. I planted them for my husband - he is the beer drinker. I prefer making wine. However, since I have a tad more time and inclination towards making/brewing things, I am trying to learn what i can. <br />I appreciate your help. <br />BarbyBarbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977711518704494231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-41918808148329595472011-10-17T15:46:36.879-07:002011-10-17T15:46:36.879-07:00Just spraying the plants with water - a hard enoug...Just spraying the plants with water - a hard enough stream to wash the aphids off - helps considerably. The aphids do not always make it back to the plant. You can also mix Murphy's oil soap with water (I think it is 1 tsp per quart) and spray with that. It will not damage the plants but does a number on the aphids.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841115604708482876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-35780260229191649332011-10-17T15:03:13.440-07:002011-10-17T15:03:13.440-07:00I know that you are all organic.... I had a bug pr...I know that you are all organic.... I had a bug problem quite a while ago and sprayed the plants with soapy water...I think I used Dawn dish wash for the soap part. It was pretty effective.... but I had to repeat it several times after a good rain. Worth a try?<br /><br />BandaidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-72710989533631364432011-10-16T23:42:52.570-07:002011-10-16T23:42:52.570-07:00Are hops good for anything else besides beer? Jus...Are hops good for anything else besides beer? Just curious. Not that I don't like beer - I'm a Guinness man myself. But that's all I've ever heard hops used for...Bubbaloo Magoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-36104437060797229652011-10-16T21:17:55.306-07:002011-10-16T21:17:55.306-07:00I love to see Hops growing. I had one but it has g...I love to see Hops growing. I had one but it has gone now :( I used to bring them in a Autumn decoration, no aphids in mine. You seem to have a lot of 'wildlife'!<br />Looking forward to seeing what you do with the hops. MoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252983027018111307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-32009017373312447342011-10-16T13:51:11.183-07:002011-10-16T13:51:11.183-07:00Barby: You can use fresh dried hops ounce-for-ounc...Barby: You can use fresh dried hops ounce-for-ounce the same as pellets. <br /><br />The tricky part is you won't know the exact alpha acid percentage and so you have to be prepared for some variation. <br /><br />The best way around this, I think, is to brew a very hoppy style beer and then increase the amount of hops in the recipe by a third or so. <br /><br />What variety do you grow?Robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-80402109607623607692011-10-16T13:18:05.479-07:002011-10-16T13:18:05.479-07:00Do you have a recipe for beer using hops, not hops...Do you have a recipe for beer using hops, not hops pellets processed and packaged? We have had hops for two or three years, and I still cannot find a recipe for beer using the real, unprocessed hops.Barbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977711518704494231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-44312157360496747012011-10-16T11:46:34.000-07:002011-10-16T11:46:34.000-07:00We have loads of ladybugs in our garden, both on t...We have loads of ladybugs in our garden, both on the plum and on the hops. I'm hesitant to buy ladybugs, because I think that the ladybug vendors have been responsible for the spread of invasive non-native species, much to the detriment of the local populations.<br /><br />It's never simple, is it?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-30037019982157153022011-10-16T11:36:03.762-07:002011-10-16T11:36:03.762-07:00buy lady bugs they are cute and eat aphids comerci...buy lady bugs they are cute and eat aphids comercialy avalible for this purpose.<br />CharlesCharles Kilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715627014216346848noreply@blogger.com