Beerbrewer here, yeah I love me some damn hops. I can rattle off the best hoppy beers on the Dub C (west coast) at a drop. Hops are great, they have been researched far and wide to be shown to be an anti spoiling agent (for instance, the British overhopping beers for long journeys to India to stop the aging process, hence the name India Pale Ale). Hops have been shown to contain an antioxidant that fights cancer too. The flower is able to provide a wonderful aroma, flavor, and balanced bittering quality when used at certain parts of the boil/post fermentation when used in beer. I recently read an article(I'm on a cell phone so the ability to link it up escapes me) that stated hops are a good source of N-P-K as well as HUMUS. Holy hop loving heaven, pot grower! I made a soil mixture and decided to add 4oz of Cluster hop flowers to the mix. I mixed the soil 1 1/2 weeks ago, added the hops tonite and hand mixed. I am growing 5 strains and will update at certain points this thread. I wanted to get this thread started before too many beers and bong rips put me down. I will post later the total mixture and the strains. Being grown in it. I have 20 babies now. Probably 15 will go into flowering, 5 will be mothered. They got their first tea (courtesy of mjmomma's tea mix) on Tuesday. This thread is an appreciation/learn how hops can help thread thanx to all the help the organics section has given me. I have lurked for about 4 months here. My current outdoor grow has been awesome and a testament of the teachings available on this subforum. I'm a fast learner thankfully. You guys have been awesome. The people who lounge here are the best on da 'City, I can vouch for that. No snobs here. Just people who are about education. I'm honored and humbled to be here. Hopssss!!!!
Hops are an excellent organic amendment. And, for you, they're free = even better! Are they dried hops, fresh hops? You can also use the hops left over after brewing. Good use of what you have. Keep us posted.
That's handy to know as I've got one growing in a pot and after reading this. It's probably worth finding a good piece of ground and something for it to climb up. Do the hops need to be dried out to get the best effect?
They are dried and vaccum sealed from last years harvest actually. If I used the spent hops from the boil, the sweet sugar from the wort would still be in them. Id imagine this would actually be good for a compost bin. Hmmm....I think its time to brew a batch!
Hops and cannabis are kin! Close enough kin to graft on to each other! Cannabinoid formation in Cannabis sativa grafted inter-racially, and with two Humulus species (abst - 1975) https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bulletin_1978-01-01_1_page007.html My son brews and grows his own hops! Make your trellis out of 2 x 4s! By year 2 of growing you will see it was a smart idea! A bit north of us, the commercial hops growers use telephone poles! Hop vines can take over an area quite easily! Hops grow wild in my area of Norcal. There were German immigrants around here and they brought cuttings. Many of the older ranches and even along the railroad tracks you can find it growing wild. Brewing is a fun hobby. And your plants will love the CO2 the yeast give off! Granny
Yeah the hops I used were the kind that grow wild here in NorCal, Cluster hops. They grow wild along the Sacramento River.
Try looking into this: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/use-malt-extract-plant-fertilizer-23597.html http://homeguides.sfgate.com/compost-malt-24476.html I Have a friend who is a beer brewer also. He pours his malt extract directly into his lime trees (not recommended). And he still see's huge growth explosions shortly after. I hope that helps good luck SD