Mr. No-Tip
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Embarrassing results considering my October showing:
![hops2.jpg hops2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/49/49998-414b2a2bc99308d991d77cb1ccf72420.jpg)
![HOPS1.JPG HOPS1.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/49/49997-c2e498ac63de3e7762b6316882b63549.jpg)
I think my second year pots suffered some severe hydrophobia, or maybe I drilled too many drainage holes? I only topped them up, rather than redigging, and most of the water each time went straight through....resulting in one apparently dead Chinnook and a heap of coneless Cascade, Saaz, and Hersbrucker. At least I got some cones in the first year....nothing this time.
If only they were more like their cousins and you could use the leaves for cheap bitterness?
I will try one more year - do a full redig this winter and maybe plug some drainage holes. If I fail again, I might turn it in till i have some viable groun to put them in.
![hops2.jpg hops2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/49/49998-414b2a2bc99308d991d77cb1ccf72420.jpg)
![HOPS1.JPG HOPS1.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/49/49997-c2e498ac63de3e7762b6316882b63549.jpg)
I think my second year pots suffered some severe hydrophobia, or maybe I drilled too many drainage holes? I only topped them up, rather than redigging, and most of the water each time went straight through....resulting in one apparently dead Chinnook and a heap of coneless Cascade, Saaz, and Hersbrucker. At least I got some cones in the first year....nothing this time.
If only they were more like their cousins and you could use the leaves for cheap bitterness?
I will try one more year - do a full redig this winter and maybe plug some drainage holes. If I fail again, I might turn it in till i have some viable groun to put them in.