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I understood that it was illegal to grow male hops in this country, since if
they fertilise the commercial varieties it would ruin their flavour, or some
such. Could be wrong, could be old wives tale, could be confused, beer
(after all) good !!!
Duncan

I have wild hops growing in my garden hedgerow, (well the house is on
the site of the old village pub of 100years + ago) but I know that in
some places hops are growing wild along the Norfolk broads so male and
female must be freely breeding.

The Q