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Because it's Willamette.

My Willamette sprouted then died on me. Ordered another one, different vendor, and it too sprouted and then died. All 8 other varieties I planted grew just fine.

The higher alpha ones by far surpassed the lower alpha's.

Also, I'm a decent gardener, and grow lots of other plants outside, so I'm blaming it on the variety.

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solbes

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I have a Williamette, a Hallertau, and a Cascade that are 1 season old (planted April). My Williamette outgrew everything else and produced the most hops. But I'm in MN. Also the Williamette had the biggest rhizo, so that may have been a factor.

Being from the north, I'm not up on my Califonia weather conditions. But would there be enough sunlight to expect much growth between Sept-Nov? I would think it goes almost dormant, then starts to pack on the pounds in May/June? Ours stopped growing late July due to loss in sunlight.

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hopmomma

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I'm used to the north as well. Trying to readjust to cali weather. Still bright from about 7 to 7. And the coldest at night is about 44. Around sixties daily. The rhizome was bigger. Will keep hope. Thanks!

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Ditto. Mine's now relegated to duty as an ornamental on the patio. I think it's sunshine related.

After a couple of years in containers, I've found some ground to plant. I'm through with the effort of watering containers for only a few oz. of hops.

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hopmomma

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I'm thinking maybe the willamette needs to be in an area that actually freezes, such as nor-cal or oregon/washington. Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Salute!