dinneR ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 13, 2018 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/13/676047048/the-bitter-boom-and-bust-tale-of-colorados-bet-on-local-beer-hops I've been to Yakima and Willamette valleys. Their hop fields are impressive. I found some wild hops growing in WA and have been told there is something growing in my neighborhood. Back in 2010, there were high hopes in Colorado that locally grown hops, the plant that gives beer a bitter or citrusy flavor, would help feed the then-booming craft beer market. In just six years, the industry had sprouted from almost nothing to 200 acres, according to the trade association Hop Growers of America. Riley has ripped up his hop plants and moved on to something else that many farmers are hoping will become the next big crop in Colorado — and maybe across the United States: industrial hemp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 13, 2018 I am thinking of trying to grow hops this year since my garden soil is so tired of tomatoes and peppers which don't grow so well for me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 13, 2018 Kirby should know quite a bit about hops. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted December 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I am thinking of trying to grow hops this year since my garden soil is so tired of tomatoes and peppers which don't grow so well for me anymore. It is quite easy. You might not get a lot of crop in year one, but after that it will explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted December 13, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 13, 2018 There are a long list of people who want to get into the hemp business. Without the marijuana prohibitions, products can be made from this fast growing, renewable crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 13, 2018 48 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Kirby should know quite a bit about hops. nominated!!! Good luck with @Kzoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted December 13, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I am thinking of trying to grow hops this year since my garden soil is so tired of tomatoes and peppers which don't grow so well for me anymore. You have to control it. It will grow like a bad weed once it takes hold. Then again if it's Chinook, that's not a real bad problem to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted December 13, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 13, 2018 I thought this was going to be about a muscular kangaroo, but I guess now that he's dead no one cares anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted December 13, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 13, 2018 @RalphWaldoMooseworth what will you do with with all the hops? Surely you aren’t home Brewing enough volume to utilize it in that manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted December 13, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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