The indicator in question is the US Treasury yield curve, a measure of the gap between short- and long-term interest rates. When it is steep â meaning it costs more to borrow money for the long term â that's a good sign investors expect a quickly growing economy. A flattening one suggests a slowing one.
After your hop vine flowers you will begin to see hop cones forming. We know you will be super excited to pick them, smush them, smell them, brew with them, love them, etc.. Resist the urge because the hops will not be ready for harvesting till late August or September.
on the other hand you can harvest from annuals on the first year artichokes love their nutrients so give them a good feeding around midsummer with either a commercial fertilizer or a top dressing of compost water them regularly and use a heavy layer of mulch to keep weeds down and preserve moisture