Hop (photo) planting and reproduction
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Hop cultivation - to be but not to grow
Some do not know how to get rid of hops, but some do not grow, but need it, because it has a lot of useful properties, and besides it is used for making beers at home.
Planting hops
I prepare landing holes for hops in the autumn.
I make a deep and wide pit at the same time - about 0,7 x 0,7 m. Since I plant hops there for a long time (and sometimes even for his whole life, I don’t like to drag plants from place to place), you need to fill the pit well. For 2/3 I fill it with fresh manure, and sprinkle it on top with a layer of earth.
Inside you can put a sheet of humus, if you have it. From above I pour a little water and forget about the pit until spring. And in May I plant plants.
Just remember that hops are actively expanding, he is still the aggressor. Sprawls so fast that you do not have time to blink an eye.
Therefore, along the edges of the pit, you need to dig in the sides - the deeper the better. Roofing material can be used in the case: it bends quite easily and takes the shape you need.
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Reproduction of hops
How to propagate hops? The simplest is division. In an overgrown bush, it will not be difficult to find offspring. Here they also need to be separated with a shovel.
Just do not grind - cut a good piece the length of your palm (12-15 cm). Each should have several kidneys.
It is best to divide the plant in the spring. As soon as you find young leaves of offspring around him, immediately grasp the shovel, do not delay with this case. The earlier you plant, the faster the hop will grow, grow and begin to bloom.
In the landing pit, which I filled with manure in the autumn, I make a small depression, I put a rhizome there, I sprinkle it with soil and water it.
By the way, hops are a lover of water, so water it more often. He will thank you for this with good growth and numerous inflorescences.
The Benefits of Hops
And I use hops not only for making all known beverage (this is more the husband does), but also for health.
Bumps help with insomnia, which with age has become especially pronounced. In the evening I brew three hop cones and five mint leaves in a cup. It helps very well - there are nights when I sleep like a baby.
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HOP: GROWING, BENEFIT AND HARM, RECIPES - ADVICE AND FEEDBACK
BENEFITS OF HOP
Cultivation
It prefers to grow in semi-shady places of the garden, reliably protected from the north wind.
It hibernates well under the snow cover.
The best soil is air-and moisture-permeable nutrient loam, without overmoistening and stagnation of moisture.
Watering is only necessary in drought.
Particularly in need of watering and fertilizing (for example, a complex mineral fertilizer - according to instructions) in the first 3 years after planting.
Aggressive, his growth must be controlled.
It is possible to propagate in summer with root offspring, dividing rhizomes (without digging them whole), and in March, sow seeds on seedlings.
Противопоказания
Allergy to hops, hypertension, marked nervous excitement, hypertensive crisis, feverish conditions.
Recipes
For arthrosis and arthritis, blend into 2 st.l. grass sweet clover and St. John's wort, cones of hops. Add 50 g vaseline, stir in a ceramic or porcelain mortar. Ointment rub in the aching joints
With arthritis and arthrosis, mix in equal parts the herb of sweet clover, Ledum and thyme, burdock roots, juniper berries, hop cones. Fill the collection with a bottle and fill it with 40-grade vodka. Insist 10-14 days in a dark place, shaking once a day. Use for grinding of patients with joints and spine.
For osteoarthritis, pain with osteochondrosis, radiculitis, mix 5 st.l. grasses, Ledum, 3 st.l. buds of birch, according to 2 st.l. root of elecampane, grass of sweet clover, 3 st.l. herbs of St. John's wort, 2 st.l. leaves of nettle, according to 1 st.l. flowers of lime and peppermint leaves, 3 st.l. chamomile flowers,
1 tbsp. fruits of dill, 3 st.l. cones of hops, 2 st.l. seed or root of horse sorrel. 2 tbsp. collect pour 1 l of boiling water, simmer 10 min. in a sealed container, drain together with the components in a thermos bottle, insist night. Take 100-150 ml during the day for 30 min. before meals. The course of treatment is 3 months. After 15-day break it can be repeated.
HOPE WILL GIVE A STRONG SLEEP
For many years this herbaceous perennial plant not only decorates my garden, but is also a valuable raw material used for cosmetic, medical and culinary purposes. It's about fragrant hops. Most consider it something exotic. In order to dispel this error, I will try to talk about how you can grow hops at your cottage.
Features
In this plant, horizontal shoots departing from the main root, rooting in nodes and giving vertical shoots. The stems reach a length of 6 m, have a tetrahedral shape and a characteristic feature - they curl to the right. In the vertical position, they quickly climb up the supports, the growth in the horizontal direction is much slower.
In the first half of summer, hop creepers grow very rapidly, ahead of lemongrass and girlish grapes, and pergolas and “ladders” are woven around the very first. During the day they grow by a few cm!
This plant blooms and gains full force in the second half of summer. Bunches of cones and cascades of red leaves - that's what hops are during this time of year.
Reproduction
To plant hops from the fall, they dig holes 0,5 m deep, lay them in half with manure, and fill them with earth on top. In spring, seedlings or cuttings planted with plants aged 3-8 are planted in them. The distance between them must be at least 1 m.
It is best to propagate this culture by cuttings of length 8-14 cm with a well-filled core, thickness 1,5-2 cm, with 2-3 lars of buds. Unlike many other cultures, cuttings are completely buried in the ground, moreover in an inclined state. To do this, dig a groove with a depth of 15-20, see. The upper end must be above the lower one on 4-5 cm and be located in 10 cm from the surface. Cuttings covered with loose earth and watered abundantly.
Care
Shoots appear after about 10 days. Planting care consists in timely weeding, periodic loosening and regular watering, so that the soil is moist during the whole season. Feeding with a solution of complex mineral fertilizer is also important. Moreover, they should be alternated: once - under the root, the next - along the stems and leaves (concentration - half as much). The foliar feeding method should also be used in case of a deficiency of some element, which can be determined by the leaves. With a lack of nitrogen, they are light and small, with a lack of potassium - they become convex, with phosphorus starvation they are painted in bronze color.
As soon as the shoots grow into 40-50 cm, it is necessary to build a support for them. In the first year after planting, weak shoots should be removed, leaving strong ones.
Council
Harvesting cones should begin when they are not yet fully ripe. Only high-quality raw materials are harvested, discarding brown and yellow cones, and the collected ones are dried and then stored in linen bags. In autumn, hop stems need to be cut and burned.
Healing properties
Our ancestors appreciated the benefit of the cones, with which they filled pillows, which contributed to a sound and healthy sleep. This raw material is an excellent tool to slow down skin aging and smooth wrinkles. Recommended for use by women after 40 years. With colds and viral diseases, hops can also provide invaluable assistance as a natural immunomodulator. Here is my favorite recipe for home cosmetology.
Cream for mature skin
1 Art. l cones pour 0,5 cup of boiling water, cook for 5 minutes in a water bath. Strain, add a little starch and 1 tsp. glycerol. Apply to the skin after evening washing.
© Author: Ekaterina A. GURINOVICH
HOP WILL DRIVE INSOMNIA
Summer residents do not like a beautiful perennial liana much for its aggressive growth, because of it it can oppress cultivated plants. But if the hop is given a place in a backyard, it will not only hide an unsightly area from the eyes, but also heal the owner. Its flowers-cones have useful properties.
COOL CHARACTER
Common hop prefers semi-shady places with fertile loamy soil, preferably well-moistened. In such conditions, the vine grows rapidly and braids the support. Does not require additional fertilizing and watering. Resistant to diseases and pests.
Propagated well by rhizome segments and seeds. Gives abundant self-seeding, so the cones must be cut before they are fully ripe, otherwise the plant will occupy a vast territory. For the same reason, when planting hops, it is better to immediately limit them by digging a fence into the ground.
USEFUL PROPERTIES OF HOP
More often for medicinal purposes, hop seedlings are used - cones that have a calming, hypnotic effect.
The drug from the plant is taken for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, states of anxiety, fear, increased nervous excitability, irritability, hyperfunction of the thyroid gland. Phytoestrogens, which are contained in the inflorescences, help women to endure menopause more easily.
Contraindications: individual intolerance, pregnancy. Not recommended for children under 3 years old.
Before use, it is advisable to consult with your doctor.
RECIPES WITH HOP
Infusion of hop cones.
Pour 2 tbsp. seedlings 500 ml of boiling water. Insist 2 hours. Filter and drink 0,5 tbsp. three times a day before meals. The infusion is bitter, so when brewing a drink, you can add a sprig of oregano, lavender or lemon balm.
Soothing tea for stress, nervousness, insomnia.
Hop cones are mixed with valerian roots (1:1). Pour 1 tbsp. collection of 500 ml of boiling water and insist 30 minutes. Filter and drink 0,5 tbsp. twice a day or drink 1 tbsp. before bedtime.
Pillows with hops are an excellent tool for falling asleep quickly and sound sleep.
The pillowcase is filled with dry seedlings. Before going to bed, they wrinkle the pillow, inhale the aroma and lie down. The filler is periodically changed to fresh.
The decoction is rubbed into the scalp to strengthen the hair. Pour 1 tsp. chopped cones 200 ml of boiling water, tightly closed with a lid and kept in a water bath for 20 minutes. Strain before use.
© Author: Elena MATYUNINA, phyto-healer, blog host “Herb. In love with herbs”, Lipetsk
GROWING HOPS FOR BEER MAKING AT HOME - VIDEO
About how to cook beer at home from hops read here
© Author: Valentina Zel'dina, Private Gorka village. Leningrad region.
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HOW I REVERSE RID OF HOP
All summer residents know how difficult it is to get rid of hops. It grows strongly and interferes with garden plantings. It is very difficult to control the growth of hops, even a small part of the root, left in the ground, can sprout. But it is still possible to get rid of it.
All summer I kept hop roots under slate sheets so that the absence of light would weaken them.
I also watered the roots with a solution of table salt. In autumn, I dug around a hole about 50 cm deep.
And in winter, in frosts, he poured water into the pits, which froze, and with it the roots of the plant also froze.
In the spring, I simply removed the dry parts of the hops - that's all. So I defeated hops.
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HORSETAIL AND HOP - A GREAT COUPLE
These herbs are always in my garden arsenal and home first aid kit. Miraculous tinctures and decoctions of them are able to save both humans and plants from diseases.
Here is how I prepare the decoction. I take 250 g of chopped aerial parts of each plant, pour 5 liters of cold water, insist for 12 hours, then boil for 3-5 minutes and filter. I dilute the cooled concentrate with water 1: 5. This remedy very effectively protects plants, especially pumpkin and nightshade crops, from fungal diseases. I recommend to everyone.
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Behind my fence is an old groomed garden. All the weeds that grow there, encroach on my possessions. I struggle with them with varying success. But there is one plant that, alas, wins the battle. As soon as the spring sun warms the earth a little, it immediately “pops out” of the earth and rapidly develops. This hop is a very smart and tenacious vine. She “smells inside”, where there is support, and directs the stems to her. An interesting detail - the plant braids the fence only clockwise.
Hop is a dioecious plant, which means it has male and female specimens. You can distinguish them during flowering. The flower in the male is modest and, after flowering, is completely showered. Feminine blooms in clusters, from which cones are then formed. They are covered with yellow droplets. You touch such a bunch and yellow pollen will sprinkle from it. The aggressor neighbor took control. She fenced the roots by digging pieces of slate into the soil. I cut off the extra shoots during the season. She noticed that hops grow better on moist soil and tend to join the sprays forming thickets. They say the plant has healing properties. But do not forget that it is poisonous. Even pests do not risk them to regale themselves.
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From hop cones make excellent cosmetics. Let me give you 2 recipe, which I apply myself and get excellent results.
For the preparation of cosmetic ice take 2 Art. l cones, pour 250 ml of boiling water, insist 20 minutes, filter. Then I add 1% tincture of Eleutherococcus extract, stir the liquid, pour it into ice molds and put it in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.
I rub my face with ice cubes in the morning and in the evening. This allows you to keep it fresh and gives the skin a tone.
The second tool - a conditioner for strengthening hair - is prepared from 5 tbsp. l hop cones, which I fill with 500 ml of water and boil under the lid over low heat for 15 minutes, then half an hour I insist and filter. It is very useful to rinse with this liquid.
hair after washing.
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My balcony overlooks a busy highway, and before I had hardly opened it. All the curtains there instantly turned black. Once I came up with the idea to replace my tulle curtains with "hoppy" ones - to grow hops on the balcony and with the help of its dense foliage protect yourself from street dust.
Since the root system of hops is well developed, I took large pots, from 6 l. I dug up small seedlings from my friends at the dacha. As soon as the plants became entrenched, I stuck the sticks in the soil, and attached them to a thick fishing line at the full height of the balcony.
Hops do not require special care, but I still fed it 1 time with complex mineral fertilizer. Watering rarely - 1 time in 2 weeks, and he grew well. All summer, thanks to the "hoppy" veil on the balcony, I was cool and clean.
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Hops for pain in joints
My grandmother in the village grows a lot of different plants. One of them is hops. This plant is not only the decoration of the garden, it is actively used and for medicinal purposes.
For example, my grandmother often brews a soothing tea. Take on 1 art. spoon cones of hops and grass motherwort, add an 1 ch. spoon of crushed mint leaves or lemon balm. Pour the collection of 1 l of boiling water and let it brew for 2 hours. Take 1 / 2 glasses before meals 3 times a day.
And the grandmother fills the pillow with various medicinal herbs, which collect cones of hop. Such a pillows well calms the nervous system and helps with insomnia.
A good remedy for pain in the joints, rheumatism, bruises - ointment from hop cones. Grind 1 st. spoon cones to the state of powder and mix 1: 3 with vegetable oil. It is necessary that the mixture is thick as sour cream.