aryoung1980
Well-Known Member
Let me preface this post by informing you that we rent a single family home which was recently purchased.
3 years ago I decided to start growing hops. I knew year one would likely produce little or no cones; I had none. I knew year two would produce some but the plant would not be at its full potential. I had a decent yield but had nutrient and watering issues.
Year three has been the year I've been anticipating since ordering rhizomes from an HBT member in PA. I prepared my soul beautifully, gave it just the right amount of water, and gave it some nutrient boost halfway through the growing season. My hops were going GANGBUSTERS! I was getting ready for a monster harvest in the upcoming weeks. I even built an oast.
My plants are trained laterally and engulfed the entire side of our garage from end to end, ground to roof. It was majestic. 80% of my hop cones hung over the fence going into our alley.
I woke up this morning, walked through my yard, opened the gate into the alley and find no hops. "?!?!?!?!" would have been my thought bubble if I were a comic. I initially think, "It's been windy. The hops must have been pushed back to the other side of the fence. I hope there isn't too much damage." I walk back into my yard, look around. "Where the f@$! area hops?!"
My new landlord come by, cut off EVERYTHING that hung over the garage into the alley, and hauled it away, before ever even saying anything to me. He knows I garden. There are tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn, peas, rhubarb, and herbs all around the property. I would think that if I knew somebody was a gardener and they had a plant trained to grow along a wall that there would be a good reason for it. Not that it was some "weed" overtaking the property.
I am sooooooooooo upset right now. Three years of research, patience, and care gone in five minutes.
It's his property so he can do whatever he feels like. I however still feel like it was a major dick move to cut something down before even asking what it was. If it was an eyesore to him and he asked me about it I could have informed him that it would be gone within a matter of weeks. WEEKS! I WAS LITERALLY WEEKS AWAY FROM MY FIRST REAL HOP HARVEST!
Thank you HBT for letting me rant and having this sub-forum.
3 years ago I decided to start growing hops. I knew year one would likely produce little or no cones; I had none. I knew year two would produce some but the plant would not be at its full potential. I had a decent yield but had nutrient and watering issues.
Year three has been the year I've been anticipating since ordering rhizomes from an HBT member in PA. I prepared my soul beautifully, gave it just the right amount of water, and gave it some nutrient boost halfway through the growing season. My hops were going GANGBUSTERS! I was getting ready for a monster harvest in the upcoming weeks. I even built an oast.
My plants are trained laterally and engulfed the entire side of our garage from end to end, ground to roof. It was majestic. 80% of my hop cones hung over the fence going into our alley.
I woke up this morning, walked through my yard, opened the gate into the alley and find no hops. "?!?!?!?!" would have been my thought bubble if I were a comic. I initially think, "It's been windy. The hops must have been pushed back to the other side of the fence. I hope there isn't too much damage." I walk back into my yard, look around. "Where the f@$! area hops?!"
My new landlord come by, cut off EVERYTHING that hung over the garage into the alley, and hauled it away, before ever even saying anything to me. He knows I garden. There are tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn, peas, rhubarb, and herbs all around the property. I would think that if I knew somebody was a gardener and they had a plant trained to grow along a wall that there would be a good reason for it. Not that it was some "weed" overtaking the property.
I am sooooooooooo upset right now. Three years of research, patience, and care gone in five minutes.
It's his property so he can do whatever he feels like. I however still feel like it was a major dick move to cut something down before even asking what it was. If it was an eyesore to him and he asked me about it I could have informed him that it would be gone within a matter of weeks. WEEKS! I WAS LITERALLY WEEKS AWAY FROM MY FIRST REAL HOP HARVEST!
Thank you HBT for letting me rant and having this sub-forum.