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'''Hops patches''' are used to grow different hops with the [[Farming]] skill, which are useful in [[brewing]] different types of [[ale]]s with the [[Cooking]] skill. 4 hop seeds (or only 3 [[jute seed]]s) are required to plant a type of hops. Players can pay a nearby farmer to eliminate [[Disease (Farming)|disease]] risk altogether, or alternatively use various types of [[compost]] and water the patch to reduce (but not eliminate) the chance of disease.

Harvesting a plant grown in the hops patch tends to result in a relatively high yield, similar to most produce grown in [[allotments]] (see [[Farming#Variable crop yield|variable crop yield]]). At level 99, using both [[ultracompost]] and a pair of [[magic secateurs]], a hops patch can be expected to yield 27 crops on average. After a hops patch has been harvested, the patch has to be re-planted. Hops on average give less [[experience]] in planting and harvesting than allotments. Hop plants are generally more susceptible to disease than herbs, although they are more hardy than crops grown in an allotment patch.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1098549050360713216|date=21 February 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.is/WLmGp|archivedate=5 April 2023|quote=[(...) Are hops more prone to disease than herbs then?] I'd not be available to look up all the data for that, but it sure sounds like it. They're not necessarily all the same as each other.}} Hops patches do not have a [[compost bin]] nearby but do have a [[Tool Leprechaun]].

Hop seeds are commonly used as bait while engaging in [[bird house trapping]], due to their low cost and ease of acquisition (for a table comparing them by cost, see [[Bird house trapping#Seeds|Bird house trapping § Seeds]]). 

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==Changes==
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|date = 28 April 2016
|update = Calling Pets & Deadman Death
|poll = Old School Content Poll 41: Bank placeholders & Skillcapes
|change = It is now possible to add compost or supercompost to any farming patch during any growth stage of a crop.
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