Recent content by Phordee

Thanks you for your help. The bug looks exactly like the one you mentioned except for the color. They are relentless. My cascade plant doesn't have a single leaf without a bite in it now. I will order some pyrethrin and The Homebrewer's Garden book. Wish me luck!

Hello everyone, My poor plants have been getting hit by waves upon waves of pests. I recently drove out hordes of spider mites just to have them replaced by these little buggers: http://imgur.com/a/8tbIh They seem to like my cascade plant in particular. So far nothing has seemed to...

Thanks! I'm excited to see how much they produce.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one crazy enough to grow hops in Florida :) I live in the Tampa Bay area and just started growing these about 5 weeks ago: (Cascade, Chinook, Golden, Nugget) http://imgur.com/a/e3CR4 My main obstacle so far is dealing with pests. My plants are constantly under...

Hello all, This is my first post but I've been visiting this forum for some time. I just wanted to share my first attempt at growing hops: http://imgur.com/a/e3CR4 These are Cascade, Golden, Nugget and Chinook plants. I planted a variety to see which ones thrived in this climate. They...