2010
TQ8028 : Hop Field at Hoad's Farm
taken 14 years ago, near to Linkhill, Kent, England
Hop Field at Hoad's 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