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Re: Whiteflies, Aphids and Hops

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Thank you Frank, and all others.  There are a lot of very nice, HELPFUL folk
out there - I've had at least 5 copies of the letter sent back to me so far.
 Bless you all.
-Lon
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>From: "Frank Teuton" <fteuton@total.net>
>To: <lonrom@hevanet.com>
>Subject: Fw: Whiteflies, Aphids and Hops
>Date: Tue, May 25, 1999, 9:33 AM
>

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
>To: Doreen Howard <doreen@fgi.net>
>Cc: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
>Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 1:01 AM
>Subject: Re: Whiteflies, Aphids and Hops
>
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>>Doreen:
>>  I've grown hops, and worked with them at the NCGR in Corvallis (that's
>>where the US collection of hop varieties is kept).  Also, there is a lot of
>>hop production in this area.  The "cones" are actually a type of bract,
>with
>>the flowers inside - they are what are used in brewing beer. Bearing
>>varieties are female and no males are planted as pollination would cause
>>seed set.  The seeds are large and hard and serve no purpose - the cones
>>themselves are what are used. They have a sticky resin on them which is the
>>bittering substance used in brewing.  You can also brew a tea of them that
>>is sleep inducing.  My father used to prescribe a pillow stuffed with hops
>>for people who had trouble sleeping - works well with children too. ( you
>>don't need a big one - just a foot square or so, in addition to your
>regular
>>pillow). The vines are not something you want to come in contact with as
>>they are very rough and can abrade you.  They are VERY vigorous and will
>>climb 30 feet and more.  If you want something that will fill a LARGE (say,
>>the whole side of the house) trellis in a hurry, they will do it.  They die
>>back to a root crown in the fall and come back in the spring.  They need
>>dividing every few years.  They like a soil with lots of organic matter.
>>New shoot tips are edible steamed, but they will make you sleepy if you eat
>>a lot of them.  They are graft compatible with marijuana and in the 60's
>>hippies grew hops and grafted marijuana to them with the idea of producing
>a
>>stronger type of marijuana.  Didn't work.
>>-Lon
>>
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>>>From: "Doreen Howard" <doreen@fgi.net>
>>>To: <sqft@listbot.com>
>>>Subject: Whiteflies, Aphids and Hops
>>>Date: Fri, May 21, 1999, 7:43 PM
>>>
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>>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>>Hi SQ Footers,
>>>I've noticed the traffic about aphids and other pests and the request for
>>>organic solutions.  I've always had good luck with neem seed oil and used
>it
>>>as a fungicide, too, in the fungus capitol of the world--South Texas.
>I've
>>>seen dramatic results by using neem seed oil on eggplant and peppers that
>>>were besieged with whiteflies and flea beetles.  All the damage stopped
>>>totally after spraying with neem seed oil.  The trick is to spray in the
>>>early morning hours or after 7 p.m. at night.  Hot temperatures and direct
>>>sunlight will be magnified by the oil droplets on plant leaves, and damage
>>>will occur otherwise.  But, the stuff really works well.  It's great on
>>>roses, too, for aphids and black spot.  If you cannot find neem seed oil
>>>locally, I've found a spot on the Internet where you can order it from
>Green
>>>Light Company.  First, look at your local Wal-Mart, Lowe's or Home Depot
>to
>>>save the $4+ postage.  In my case, I'll pay it, because neem seed oil is
>not
>>>available in my area of Illinois.  http://www.greenlightco.com
>>>
>>>Does anyone have experience growing hops?  I was given a hop vine
>yesterday
>>>and have no idea what to do with it.  The giver said that the vine has
>>>interesting seed pods that can be dried for flower arrangements.  I
>thought
>>>hops were used to make beer.  Any info is appreciated.
>>>Doreen Howard
>>>Zone 5b, Central Illinois, where the weather is glorious, the peonies are
>in
>>>full bloom and the veggie garden is growing like crazy!
>>>
>>>
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