Hop vines grow fast, reach high, and attract plenty of attention. They can make a stunning fence, but only if your space and ...

Planting, growing, and harvesting hops is just as easy as growing tomatoes but far more versatile. In addition to flavoring your home-brewed beer, your crop can also serve as a decorative landscape ...

Question: Can hops be grown ornamentally? I’d like to try and grow some up both sides of a doorway and across the top. If so, where does one obtain seeds or young plants? Answer: Hops are twining ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A couple of months ago, a colleague asked me if one could grow one ...

CORVALLIS - As craft beer and home brewing continue to rise, interest in growing hops ferments among home gardeners. Shaun Townsend, Oregon State University's hops breeder, said he regularly fields ...

If you love the bitter, citrusy or floral notes of an India Pale Ale, you can thank hops for that: The cone-like flowers provide a bitter kick and balance the malty, sweet characteristics in any beer.

If you love the bitter, citrusy or floral notes of an India Pale Ale, you can thank hops for that: The cone-like flowers provide a bitter kick and are what balance the malty, sweet characteristics in ...

January and February are the months for digging up rhizomes for replanting. Rhizomes also can be planted in deep containers outside or directly in the ground after January. Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn ...

Q:I am interested in making beer in San Francisco. Is it realistic to grow my own hops? If so, how do I grow the plants? A: Your chances of good hops production in San Francisco are high. I know of ...

The herbaceous, perennial hop plant is best known as a component of beer that adds a bitter flavor, but it can also be used in nonalcoholic beverages and herbal medicine, and it can be grown here in ...

Taken root: Rachel de Thample in the Grape and Grain’s Tipsy Garden Credit: Photo: Andrew Crowley Many pubs might claim to have a "tipsy garden". But for the Grape and Grain pub, in Crystal Palace, ...