What's in your garden?

[Juniper]

Used to e acres of hops in the northern Willamette Valley too when I was a kid. I don't remember seeing any of late though. I guess there probably still there somewhere. If the vineyards haven't taken over completely.

Tia, I think you're supposed to cut them down to harvest.

I don't think it matters. I looked at a lot of pictures and videos.  Back in the day they were just picking off the buds. Most people do now. But if you do it by machine you would cut it down and THEN remove the buds.  The buds need to be open to the right amount so a big cut would leave many unripe buds on the cut vine.