Hi all - I've been growing hops in my backyard for a few years now, and I've learned that the vines LOVE attracting stuff - bugs, dirt, spider webs, other airborne things...
I just pulled a bunch down, and as I was, lots of particulates were also coming off of them. Looking at the leaves, and then the hops, there are A LOT of aphids and other living creatures.
I've read on this forum and others not to wash your hops - but I want to ask again - should I wash the hops? I sprayed down the rest of the hops on the vine to see if this helps when I pull down more later. If I shouldn't wash them, should they be trashed? You can see in the image below pretty clearly the level of infestation I'm finding...