Hop Harvesting

It's easy... cut the vine, pick the hops.  Try not to get your arms and hands scratched to the point of bleeding.

Total take on 2 of 3 vines was 2 half full laundry baskets.  Not a good harvest according to Scott.  Last year was a total bust due to excessive wetness (ie flood), but the year before yeilded over 6 full baskets from the 3 vines.  He thinks they are still recovering from the drowning last year.  His wife gave me cutting to plant at my place early this spring, but only 1 of 6-7 plants survived, and the hops are only as big as my thumbnail.