Apr 14 2009
We Have a Winner!
In my last post, I wrote about a little gardening project that my husband and I are working on. A couple of readers were brave enough venture a guess of the plant we are growing based on my pictures and clues. I’m happy to announce that the winner of Name That Plant is Roz from Life in Australia! Roz was correct that the plant in question is hops! Roz and her family moved from the United Kingdom to Australia in November of 2007. Her posts paint a clear and interesting picture of what life is like in the land down under. If you haven’t already checked out her site, you really should!
We planted our hops last year. They are a pereinnial plant that grows up in a vine. When they mature, they produce little cones that are used to flavor beer. One of my coworkers brews his own beer, and he thought it would be a fun venture for us to try growing hops on our property. We had some crazy weather last year, and less than half of the hops we planted survived. This year, we are hoping for a hardier crop that will produce enough to make a little home brew and maybe to sell to other home brewers.
It’s a fun project that my husband and I enjoy working on. I think it’s important to find time to work on hobbies and spend time with family.
We used to have hops growing up the side of a little barn. They came up every year. My Dad would talk about making beer with them, but he never did.
Maxie
I hope that you have a much better crop this year! It sounds like fun to grow the hops and make them into beer! Thanks for the link, it’s much appreciated!
Growing hops sounds like a fun project