gardening

Growing Challenger Hops

So the hops have been growing since the end of February which I think was a bit late to plant them but they have done really well all things considered. Had a few problems with them being attacked by slugs and bugs along the way but I’ve ended up with a good crop. Pics on this entry aren’t too good by the way. […]

6th October 201114th January 2014By Joe0 comments

Home Grown Hops

Well, I decided I would attempt to grow my own hops which should be interesting to use in some of my future ales. The variety I’ve gone for is Challenger. Mainly becuase they are fairly versatile. They’re based on Goldings but they have more resistance to disease so I’ve read. I ordered a hop rhizome off the internet (like pretty much everything else […]

26th February 201114th January 2014By Joe0 comments