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Offline HoosierBrew

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Re: Downey Mildew and Michigan Hops
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2015, 03:47:16 pm »
I'm betting the new hop farm in central Indiana (Sugar Creek Hops) has to be in the same boat. We've had double the normal rainfall for 3 straight months now. Not very hop friendly.

I happened to see this picture they posted a while back and it's hard to tell, but there's some very pale (lemon yellowish) pockets of foliage which sure look like the beginning stages of downy: https://instagram.com/p/3bx0iKBvXP/ This is a very good example of why it's important to keep the lower vegetation cleared away from the crowns as that's the location the infection usually gets started.

Yeah, definitely showing a yellowish tinge. Thanks for posting.
Jon H.