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Small-Scale and Organic Hops Manual

This manual is available for free for individual users, thanks to generous funding by Investment Agriculture Foundation. It is copyrighted, and reproduction is a violation of copyright. If you would like a hard copy of the manual, or multiple copies, please contact us directly.

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Hops Project

With the assistance of BC Investment Agriculture, we have created a hops growing manual for small-scale and organic producers. This is a basic manual, including extensive cultivation information as well as tips on how to build and design hops trellising, home dryers, and packaging for market. Please see the table of contents below for a guide to what's in the manual. Hardcopy of the manual can be purchased from us for $10 plus $2.50 S&H.

What's in the Small-Scale Organic Hops Manual:

Introduction: The project

Brewers Gold: Hops History in BC

How hops fit in a diversified farm

  • Market potential
  • Getting to Market
  • Pricing
General Hops Horticulture
  • Lupulin
  • Hop Varietal Specifications
  • Soil and Fertility
  • pH and nutrients
  • Drainage
  • Water
  • Climate
Diseases
  • Powdery Mildew
  • Downy Mildew
  • Verticillium Wilt
  • Nutritional deficiencies
  • Other Diseases

 

 

Pests

  • Aphids
  • Spider mites

Covering the Soil

  • Mulch
  • Paper mulch
  • Straw or hay mulch
  • Wood chips/Bark mulch
  • Green Manure

Hopyard design & trellising

  • Site Selection
  • Proximity
  • Internal Considerations
  • Layout
    • Single-pole trellising
    • Horizontal Trellising
    • Modern Trellising
    • Spacing
  • Materials
    • Poles
    • Cables & Wire
    • Hardware
    • Anchors
    • Twine
  • Putting it all Up
 

Annual maintenance

Spring Activities

  • Root Prune or divide rhizomes
  • Set out new plants
  • Top-dressing, mulch & cover crops
  • Check irrigation
  • Twine Bines

Summer Activities

  • Harvest Time
  • Methods of harvesting
  • Drying
  • Packaging
  • Factors in hop storage
  • Judging hop quality
  • Post Harvest

Resources

  • Books & Magazines
  • Websites
  • Rhizomes
 
 
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