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    Communities > Forums > Article: Hops are not just for beer. They make great ornamentals in the Home Garden!
    Forum: Article: Hops are not just for beer. They make great ornamentals in the Home Garden!Replies: 4, Views: 38
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    Dutchlady1
    Naples, FL (Zone 10a)

    March 12, 2008 11:06 AM

    Post #4653761

    Interesting article although the 'gooseberries in imitation of hops' is puzzling (WHY?)
    McGlory
    Southeast, NE (Zone 5a)

    March 12, 2008 12:47 PM

    Post #4653924

    Thanks, darius. I won't be making any beer or sleep pillows, but I might use hops up a cattle fence panel to create a backdrop against the house for a bed that gets too hot. I notice you didn't tell us how to make beer though. Ha ha! It's just as well. :-) Good job!

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    victorgardener
    Lower Hudson Valley , NY (Zone 6b)

    March 12, 2008 12:59 PM

    Post #4653946

    Nice, Darius. I loved crushing the flowers and smelling them. I have to say mine were very aggressive and I had to remove them, which was not easy. The mass of primary roots that I dug up was the diameter of a truck tire. They were starting to wonder quite a distance. They would grow noticeably in one day! If uncle Joe fell asleep on my bench...
    LariAnn
    Miami, FL (Zone 10a)

    March 12, 2008 4:19 PM

    Post #4654608

    Thanks for this article! I was especially interested to know how hops can be used medicinally for IBS. Sometimes I need a calming tea and hops would be a good addition to a tea mix.
    grampapa
    Wheatfield, NY (Zone 6a)

    March 13, 2008 1:45 AM

    Post #4656512

    Darius, thanks. I enjoyed the article. I have seeds and I am so tempted to grow this plant. But I just don't know where to put it.

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