Got nearly 20 ounces, 566 grams for the more civilized.
Also some volunteer Jack-o-lantern pumpkins, I've had to pick them earlier than I wanted because a ground hog has devoured 6-7 pumpkins already.
Hop Harvest
Got nearly 20 ounces, 566 grams for the more civilized.
Also some volunteer Jack-o-lantern pumpkins, I've had to pick them earlier than I wanted because a ground hog has devoured 6-7 pumpkins already.
14 Comments
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 307d
They're so pretty.
...what would happen if I ground one up and smoked it?
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 307d
Don't know, I don't smoke.
According to a websearch, it tastes like hops.
And I'm getting conflicting reports of a light sedative effect. But that's probably just oxygen deprivation.
boiga@kolektiva.social · 5 pts · 307d
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 307d
That sounds nice
M137@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 307d
https://youtu.be/_AT64AaB0aA
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 307d
This is so perfect. I love it even more because I was dead serious about asking.
TingoTenga@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
Cool! What are the uses for hops other than beer?
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 307d
You can make a very bitter tea with it. I've donated mine to a local brewery. There's not really much access to wet hops around here. So I'm excited to try the beer they're making in a couple months.
M137@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 307d
https://youtu.be/_AT64AaB0aA
pulsewidth@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
Bet they smell amazing.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 307d
I’m waiting for mine to finish exploding and finishing up. My buddy mentioned that they should be full of yellow pollen(?) before collecting? Does your variety just not produce much?
It’s my first year growing and learning as I go.
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 307d
It's also my first year. Trust me my hands were yellow and sticky by the time I was finished picking.
What I've read online says you should pick them when they start getting firmer and having a papery feel to them, and outsides start getting sticky from the resin.
robsteranium@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 305d
You picked them with bare hands?! I wear gloves as the little hairs on the leaves and bines scratch my skin to shreds.
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 304d
I've got thick skin from 20 years of handling cardboard boxes and metal shavings.
Towards the end I was thinking I should have worn long sleeves but it was 90°F (32°C) and that sounded like that would have been worse.
robsteranium@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 304d
The yellow Lupulin powder is hidden inside the cones. You can only really see it when you peel the layers back.