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Hop Harvest (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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Got nearly 20 ounces, 566 grams for the more civilized.

Also some volunteer Jack-o-lantern pumpkins, I've had to pick them earlier than I wanted because a ground hog has devoured 6-7 pumpkins already.

Picture of a Pumpkin and a 2 gallon (8 liters if you're nasty)basket of Hops on a coffee table.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They're so pretty.

...what would happen if I ground one up and smoked it?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Don't know, I don't smoke.

    According to a websearch, it tastes like hops.

    And I'm getting conflicting reports of a light sedative effect. But that's probably just oxygen deprivation.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Cool! What are the uses for hops other than beer?

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago

    You can make a very bitter tea with it. I've donated mine to a local brewery. There's not really much access to wet hops around here. So I'm excited to try the beer they're making in a couple months.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Bet they smell amazing.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I’m waiting for mine to finish exploding and finishing up. My buddy mentioned that they should be full of yellow pollen(?) before collecting? Does your variety just not produce much?

    It’s my first year growing and learning as I go.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's also my first year. Trust me my hands were yellow and sticky by the time I was finished picking.

    What I've read online says you should pick them when they start getting firmer and having a papery feel to them, and outsides start getting sticky from the resin.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You picked them with bare hands?! I wear gloves as the little hairs on the leaves and bines scratch my skin to shreds.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    I've got thick skin from 20 years of handling cardboard boxes and metal shavings.

    Towards the end I was thinking I should have worn long sleeves but it was 90°F (32°C) and that sounded like that would have been worse.

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