Hop garden

Late April, I planted 2 Cascade rhizomes in planter buckets. I staked them with 8 ft redwood poles, and put some chicken wire around them to keep the dogs from eating the (apparently) delicious organic soil/mulch mix.

They've established a nice root system, drink a couple gallons of water a day, and have reached up about 18 ft onto the roof. This week, they started popping up cones.

Not sure what the yield will be, but it should be enough for a batch or 2. I'm currently planning on using them right away in a Harvest ale instead of drying them. I have plenty of dry whole hops anyway.