Picked the hartwick. Lowered them and hoses them off real good. Knocked most of the aphids off. Only a few leaves on the inside had a problem and maybe 50 hops with the sooty mildew. I got a lot of hops. I’d say based on the wonderful citrus smell, papery feel and the spring back most were ready with a few not quite on the lower arms so I think with upper gone they will see more sun. View attachment 645185
Also this is ridiculous. Took me and my two boys two hrs to pick all these.
Glad I had chicken wire and zip tiesView attachment 645196
I’ll just move them around every few hrs and cover with a sheet at night.
Nice! That’s an incredible 1st year bounty.
I’m drying the last of my Hartwick. I’m only gonna get around 2oz dried, total. But like you said, they have a wonderful citrus smell. Very exciting.