Growing Hops
January
Removing of old plant material
January
Removing of old plant material
February
Clearing the rootstock
March
Clearing the rootstock
March
Harvesting the hop shoots
March - April
Milling of The side roots
April
Tying the training wires to the longwires
April
Securing the training wires in the soil
April
Securing the training wires in the soil
April - May
Leading the hop shoots on the wires
May - June
Covering the shoots and bad herbs
May - June
Covering the shoots and bad herbs
May - June
Planting hops
May - June
Planting hops
May - June
Planting hops
May - June
Rewinding the shoots
June
Covering the shoots
June
Covering the shoots
June
Dismiss the leaves
July
Shaving the branches
June - July
Spraying against insects and diseases
July
Spreading out chalk
July
Destroy the male hop plants in the woods
August
Sowing grass
September
Harvest
September
Harvest
September
Harvest
September
Drying the hop cones into 3 - 5 hours
October - November
Removing weeds in the hopyard by our Zwartbles sheep