Growing Hops

January

Removing of old plant material

January

Removing of old plant material

February

Clearing the rootstock

March

Clearing the rootstock

March

Harvesting the hop shoots

March - April

Milling of The side roots

April

Tying the training wires to the longwires

April

Securing the training wires in the soil

April

Securing the training wires in the soil

April - May

Leading the hop shoots on the wires

May - June

Covering the shoots and bad herbs

May - June

Covering the shoots and bad herbs

May - June

Planting hops

May - June

Planting hops

May - June

Planting hops

May - June

Rewinding the shoots

June

Covering the shoots

June

Covering the shoots

June

Dismiss the leaves

July

Shaving the branches

June - July

Spraying against insects and diseases

July

Spreading out chalk

July

Destroy the male hop plants in the woods

August

Sowing grass

September

Harvest

September

Harvest

September

Harvest

September

Drying the hop cones into 3 - 5 hours

October - November

Removing weeds in the hopyard by our Zwartbles sheep