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| This is one happy hops plant! |
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| With lots of blossoms. |
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| I was worried that the plant would not bear many blossoms since it slid down upon itself on the pole. |
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| WRONG! A bumper crop. |
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| Those of you with aroma-capable devices are OOOhing and AAAAwing right now. |
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| Many of these blossoms are big! That's a quarter, not a nickel. |
Wow, do these babies ever smell good! It's a really pungent "make me into beer" odor.
With the help of my compatriot Jim, and advice of our mentor Tom, we'll be doing the deed soon after they dry. "Yes, Mary, I'll be moving them off the kitchen counter and into my drying screen in the morning."
I'm thinking maybe next year, a few more plants are in order. And, of course, we'll have to start a brewery. Jim tells me there is a great available building overlooking Black Creek in Churchville...
