chromesphere
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Hey guys,
As the title suggests, its my first year harvest and im having a bit of trouble working out when to pick my hops. Ive actually already had a small harvest, it was a few months ago. I'm "fairly certain" these were ripe to pick. But it seems its happening again. I have another sizeable amount that are ready to go and we are not in march. This hop seems to have flowered in 3 sections and they are ripening at different times...i assume...Its a cascade and im in melbourne by the way.
Ive attached some photos of the hops i picked today. Even though its early, i really think they are ready. Some are actually going yellow which from experience is followed by brown then the bin.
The next photo is of some of the hops still on the plant on the section i picked today, they look nearly done.
The last photo is of hops further up the vine (at the top). These feel wet and unripe and will probably be ready in march, i hope...
So even though its not march yet, i figure i should continue doing what I'm doing? The hops i picked today all have the trademarks for being ready, golden lupilin, rustling petals, browning tips, strong scent, etc. The ones at the top of the vine do not (soft damp pedals, no noise when squeezing etc. I think ive read somewhere this can happen, top ripens last, or maybe it was the other way around...!
Hope im on the right track!?
Cheers
CS
As the title suggests, its my first year harvest and im having a bit of trouble working out when to pick my hops. Ive actually already had a small harvest, it was a few months ago. I'm "fairly certain" these were ripe to pick. But it seems its happening again. I have another sizeable amount that are ready to go and we are not in march. This hop seems to have flowered in 3 sections and they are ripening at different times...i assume...Its a cascade and im in melbourne by the way.
Ive attached some photos of the hops i picked today. Even though its early, i really think they are ready. Some are actually going yellow which from experience is followed by brown then the bin.
The next photo is of some of the hops still on the plant on the section i picked today, they look nearly done.
The last photo is of hops further up the vine (at the top). These feel wet and unripe and will probably be ready in march, i hope...
So even though its not march yet, i figure i should continue doing what I'm doing? The hops i picked today all have the trademarks for being ready, golden lupilin, rustling petals, browning tips, strong scent, etc. The ones at the top of the vine do not (soft damp pedals, no noise when squeezing etc. I think ive read somewhere this can happen, top ripens last, or maybe it was the other way around...!
Hope im on the right track!?
Cheers
CS