Daydream thread continues.....

alfie_1

rhiwfield wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Going for a thong eh?

:T:T brilliant :rotfl::rotfl:

Rummer

I knew it, I don't post for a few days and when I come back the chat is in the gutter :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

alfie_1

Rummer wrote: »

I knew it, I don't post for a few days and when I come back the chat is in the gutter :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:D oh , i thought it was the norm...:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Davesnave

Rummer wrote: »

I knew it, I don't post for a few days and when I come back the chat is in the gutter :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Get you, going all French!

My chat is not in the gutter, it's on the mat, in front of the woodburner.

lostinrates

Any one here got any experience with hops?

Friend of mine has a micro brewery and needs more hops, not lots more, just some more. I have an area I was thinking of growing hops over for decorative reasons anyway...this seems like it could be a match made in heaven, But I have never grown them and in reality have little insight as to what they need. The area I want them is east facing...could they cope with that? How close together in a single row should they be planted? All this sort of thing....anyone got experience of this?

Davesnave

No experience, but going by the ones in Herefordshire, you need to plant like grapes and tie them in to wires, but the structures are much taller, perhaps 12'.

So, bit of inward investment needed for commercial product.

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

No experience, but going by the ones in Herefordshire, you need to plant like grapes and tie them in to wires, but the structures are much taller, perhaps 12'.

So, bit of inward investment needed for commercial product.

Well, the structure exists, so would just need wire and fixings. I think.

Davesnave

More here. Seems to be quite a few varieties:

http://www.willingham-nurseries.co.uk/hop.html

COOLTRIKERCHICK

LIR

I have found this, but it is in the usa

http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/10/growing-hops-in-the-garden-how-to-grow-beer-hops/

will have another scout around to see if there are any other better links

http://www.crannogales.com/HopsManual.pdf

rhiwfield

Still got some hailstones lying on the ground. One squall last night saw hailstones the size of small marbles hammering against the windows. Lasted only about a minute and I took this photo after about 30 seconds. Not surprising that we had several crashes on the M4 just north of us :eek: