The official blog of the HopShare Project.
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July 28

Amazing Progress

Hopshare attended Sunday’s FLAG Meeting at Farmlab, and noted the extraordinary growth of the surviving hops.  We have three remaining Horizon hops that are flourishing, and the Nugget looks healthy but has not passed half a foot of growth.  But the Williamette and Mt. Hood hops have exploded in growth, and the vines have extended past three feet, growing over the walls of the agbins. We will be training them up the tower this week.
June 26
Survivors: Horizon-3, Goldings-0, Mt. Hood-2, Williamete-2, Cascade-0, Nugget-1
June 21
Visit to the Culver City Homebrewing Supply Co. hops. The hops have grown to the top of the building, and are beginning to flower. I got some thick twine to begin training the Farmlab hops. Photos

Visit to the Culver City Homebrewing Supply Co. hops. The hops have grown to the top of the building, and are beginning to flower. I got some thick twine to begin training the Farmlab hops.

Photos

June 20
Horizon: 3 Goldings: 0 Mt. Hood: 2 Williamete: 3 Cascade: 0 Nugget: 1
June 12
Rescue mission: hops. Several of the hops have died or haven’t broken soil, but Brady and I did a little digging and found healthy shoots just under the surface. Hopefully these hops will show themselves soon. The Horizon hops are doing quite well. We will need to begin training them up to the water tower.

Rescue mission: hops. Several of the hops have died or haven’t broken soil, but Brady and I did a little digging and found healthy shoots just under the surface. Hopefully these hops will show themselves soon.

The Horizon hops are doing quite well. We will need to begin training them up to the water tower.

June 8
We have had a couple of casualties at the HopShare Farmlab Agbins.  Some of the hops have overheated and died.  We are looking into ways to create growth shade using other non-competitive species in the sames bins.  We planted a large squash plant in one of the bins today.
We have had a couple of casualties at the HopShare Farmlab Agbins.  Some of the hops have overheated and died.  We are looking into ways to create growth shade using other non-competitive species in the sames bins.  We planted a large squash plant in one of the bins today.
June 4

Activity On The HopShare Watering Log

We have been experimenting with a mobile tumblog to update HopShare participants on watering down at Farmlab. Hopgardeners can now send a short message directly to the blog via sms or email. Here is today’s update on waterme.tumblr.com by Fernando Marcheselli:

“I watered today about 1” of water per plant. I also added mulch to all the plants that are out of the soil. Friday I will return for another watering, or let me know otherwise.”

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Local Home Brewing Clubs - Newsletters

Brews & News June 2008 - Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society (Woodland Hills, CA)

Pacific Gravity Gazette May 2008 - Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club (Culver City, CA)

The Brews Telegram May 2008 - Long Beach Homebrewers (Long Beach, CA)

Dregs from the Keg April 2008 - Strand Brewers Club (Redondo Beach, CA)

June 3
Well trained Nugget hops in all their resplendent glory from Joe Nascenzi’s HopShare site in Mar Vista, CA: “Healthy hop vines at the top of the trellis. There are small hop buds on there.” Photos Photo courtesy Joe Nascenzi

Well trained Nugget hops in all their resplendent glory from Joe Nascenzi’s HopShare site in Mar Vista, CA:

“Healthy hop vines at the top of the trellis. There are small hop buds on there.”

Photos

Photo courtesy Joe Nascenzi