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-EHP

EHP mini-update for June 4th, 2017

Happy Sunday!,

Welcome back to the EHP.  Just a quick update on how the plot is doing and what we are up to today.
Grains are doing very well.  Barley and Oats are thigh-high to my 6'3" frame, the clover, daikon radish, and turnips have absolutely taken over.  I am super pleased by this but today I am taking my hand-scythe out to clear a little bit away around the hops.  This is as much  soil health as it is for my ability to more quickly locate and train the hops around the twine every couple of days.  It looks like we have indeed lost one of the hops, never sprouted.  One in twenty ain't bad so I am not discouraged, it was a willamet, the other willamette has grown quite vigorously the shadier side of the plot surrounded by the highest grain/clover growth. Another important note is the huge diversity of insects  that have moved into the plot.  Ladybugs, beetles I have never seen before, bees, spiders of all shapes and sizes, and all sorts of butterfly's. I expected this to happen, but it is exiting to observe it first-hand.  The aromatics plot did not do as well as I had hoped, but I believe that I sowed seed too early in the season for a lot of it to take hold.  That plot is thick with clover, bee balm, chives, dill, and a few others, but the lavender and sage have not made an appearance.  However; this does not seem to have slowed down the appearance of beneficial insects.  All in all, things are growing well considering the lack of work I have put into the whole mess.  I am really trying to find a buyer before the grains come in, if anyone likes to brew and is in the Chicago area, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for reading!

Healthy soil, healthy beer, healthy planet

-EHP