I love to garden even though I am no good at it! Having a garden space can add tremendous perceived value to your home during the summer months especially if you have stuff growing in it and it looks good. A garden that is thriving will catch the attention of potential buyers!
What I’ve Been Growing In My Garden Space
As a part of my quest to brew the best beer I can, I planted some hop rhizomes this spring. I’ve been fighting aphids who’ve set out to enjoy my hops along side with me, but unfortunately, their plans and my plans won’t work together.
A recent visit to my garden surprised me with what seems to be a pretty decent start to my hop cones.
These particular buds are an organic Warrior variety that will be best used as a high alpha 15-17% (alpha acids contribute to the ‘hoppiness’ or ‘bitterness’ found in beer) bittering hop (as opposed to a flavoring or aromatic hop) I’m also growing Willamette and Chinook varieties.
Generally this type of hop would be used in an American IPA, a style of beer known for high bitterness and hop character. Commercially speaking, my favorite IPA’s are Stone Brewing Ruination IPA, Bridgeport IPA and maybe even Redhook’s Long Hammer.
Here’s what they look like at a very young age:
Leaves on the Cone are barely forming
More developed leaves on this one
Another close-up
This is just another great aspect of owning your own real estate; You can grow a garden and plant whatever you like! If you’re looking to buy a home so that you can grow your favorite plants, trees and flowers, contact me. There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting on your own deck, playing your favorite tunes and sipping on your favorite brew (or homebrew)!
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Hi Aaron – you may or may not remember me but I’m a client of Tony’s – you helped with one of my purchases here in ID while Tony was out of town. By the way, great segway into real estate investing and good luck with the beer making!
I love the idea of growing your own hops to make your own beer. Start to finish by your own hands. Keep us posted on how it turns out.
Michael