2008
TQ8630 : Hop Field near Friezingham Farm
taken 15 years ago, near to Rolvenden Layne, Kent, England
Hop Field near Friezingham Farm
Hop fields
A traditional Hop Field, or Hop Garden, was formed by rows of poles or strings 16 feet high. Modern fields are about 10 feet high. The hop plant starts growing in spring and grows up the pole or string, until September when it is harvested. Hops are dried and used for flavouring beer. …read more Link