We knew that our hop yard would be a demonstration venue for prospective growers, hop-heads, lookyloos, etc. not long after it was installed. Nevertheless the yard is a working farm and managed to be productive. We also use it to demonstrate various production practices, materials, and techniques. And now we can use the yard as a demonstration of how to re-build after the God of Thunder lays waste, utterly.
So here is the play-by-play. Here in Southern Wisconsin it has rained off and on every week for the last month. The ground is saturated to say the least. The combination of huge wind, saturated ground, and ridiculously vigorous Mt. Hoods pulled the deadmen right out of the ground, concrete and all. Once the leading row collapsed it was a domino effect. End result: 5 rows of Mt. Hood layed sideways and 1 row of EKG at about 45 degrees. The good news is the hops were not damaged at all. We're still on for a record Mt. Hood yield.
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