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To: cherry

Hops...I’d like to kill the hops my husband planted - they’re worse than morning glory (small backyard).


21 posted on 08/19/2017 8:15:02 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: goodnesswins

Hops as medicine...

http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/natural-medicine/herbal-remedies/hops-herbal-remedies.htm


47 posted on 08/21/2017 4:14:02 AM PDT by piasa
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To: goodnesswins

For me, it’s passion flowers. We live right on the edge of their territory. A couple of summers back, one came up volunteer, and hubby recognized it and sort of saved it and tried to plant it in a bed around an old tree stump.

Well it’s spreading every where and he is letting it do so. Last year I couldn’t even get to some of my raised beds. So this year I go out when he’s not around and pull them up from in front of my beds.

The critters like the fruit, so it’s hard to get any that are ripe. I did get one last year, and it was a citrus type flavor with lots of small seeds.

I think I might be able to freeze the pulp or dry it and use it to make a citrus drink like you would for lemonade.

I’ve read that the leaves are good for sleepytime tea, but it doesn’t taste very pleasant, so I’d have to find other stuff to mix with it for that.


52 posted on 08/21/2017 6:32:51 AM PDT by greeneyes
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