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Last year, I harvested my hops in September. That was a little bit late.  They probably should have been harvested mid-August.
This year, I harvested my hops about an hour ago.  It was almost the perfect time to be harvesting them–a whole two months earlier than last year.  Here’s hoping for a second harvest.

The homebrew group of which I am a member got some local press recently in Creative Loafing.  The article covers one of our club meetings and the homebrew exploits of some of our members.

The clary sage that I’m growing bloomed this week.  The Homebrewer’s Garden inspired me to grow clary sage.   It’s a biennial plant.  I planted it last year in a pot and transfered it to the ground after the winter.   It hasn’t looked like much until now, just a long stalk with big green leaves, so [...]