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mcostas · 06-15-2011, 08:20 PM

Looking for a little advise.

these are my second year cascade hops. should I harves now or should I wait, not to sure what to at this poin Ill take any advise that people would like to offer up. O and these are in Scottsdale AZ

http://macshops.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-12th.html

matt81 · 02-10-2012, 01:14 PM

What did you end up doing?

mcostas · 02-11-2012, 01:49 PM

I let them go a little longer but I think I should have harvested . It seems that at different times they are ripe on different sections of the vine. I just need to take them when they are ready. I'm all set for this year. year 3 should be the best from what I understand.

djelineo · 07-30-2012, 08:30 PM

I purchased two Cascade Rhizomes back in May. Everyone I know has told me I probably won't get cones for the first few years, but I beg to differ! Both Bines are loaded and I went as far as picking a cone to find it full of sticky yellow Lupulin. They smell GREAT!

**StainlessBrewing** · 07-30-2012, 09:28 PM

Beautiful and nice first post!

uncle_jimbo · 07-31-2012, 05:16 AM

I started growing some Cascade and Magnum this year in Tucson. I just have a small patio, so I put up about a 6 foot tall piece of lattice against a brick wall.

Growth started really slowly for the first few months, but I installed drip irrigation in June and since then the Cascade have gone crazy. I wasn't expecting a yield at all, but it looks like I might at least have enough for a batch of something.

The Magnum hops have a couple good bines going, but I'm not sure if I'll see any cones on them.

These are the Cascade.

Lewybrewy · 08-09-2012, 08:14 PM

I just moved to Tempe from the Columbia valley (Mecca of hop growing) with a couple of Columbus rhizomes. I didn't get them planted until may 25th and only one vine survived. Currently it's about 5 feet tall and just barely started budding. It gets about 5 hours of sun

Lewybrewy · 08-09-2012, 08:16 PM

Sorry sent last post before finished. 5 hours of sun a day and the leaves are staring to get brown. I think I'm going to move them in the shade or should I just let them go? It is 114 today?

djelineo · 08-09-2012, 10:35 PM

@LewyBrewy: I am growing the Cascades under my porch so they are getting about 6 hours of full sun starting at 6:00 to about 12:00.They are in full shade for the duration of the day. I give them a good soaking around 8:00pm and have had no problems with browning. Of course we are about 5 to 10 degrees cooler here in Tucson.