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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Mar 31, 2008, at 5:35 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
> I grow some hops here for my own use.  The resin forms in tiny  
> capsules (much
> like those micro-encapsulated medicines) inside the green flowers.   
> The resin
> us useable any time, but as the flower ripens, the petals loosen and  
> it
> shatters.  So the flowers have to be picked after the capusles have  
> formed but
> before the petals have loosened.   On a small scale operation, the  
> harvest is by
> hand.  And it is tedious work with an hour's labor yielding a couple  
> of pounds
> at most.

Thanks for that experienced information. Will you continue to grow for  
your home-brew needs?