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10-10-2008, 05:01 AM
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Hops just will not grow, too hot in SO Cal?
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I tried to grow hops this year but I think the climate here in southern California is just to intense hot. I planted and as soon as the first leaf came out we had a hot spell and it just withered. I watered but no joy.  All the work of getting the soil ready did not help.
Does anyone else live in my area and grow hops? Maybe it's just the wrong technique?
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10-10-2008, 05:05 AM
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Too hot here also. Next year I will be living in Colorado, so that's how I'm solving the problem. 
I would suggest not allowing them to get too much direct afternoon sun. Mine were cooked in the heat of the day, and being up against a wall, it was like them being on a baking sheet.
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10-10-2008, 05:52 AM
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i grew Cascade and Mt Hood 1st year in socal and they grew fine. You deffinitly have to water them every day or so of theres problems.....how did you have then growing? potted etc? and when did you plant?
plus i just mapquested you and your less than an hour away from me....
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10-10-2008, 07:52 AM
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Both you guys "Scinerd3000" and "Brewsmith" have no problem because you are near the coast and I am way inland in the valleys. My temperatures are 10 to 20 degrees hotter than yours for days at a time. I see no way to get by that problem.
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Fermentor 1: Bill's House Ale II, Fermentor 2: German Helles, Fermentor 3: Bill's Schworzbier (Black Bier)
Tap 1: Bill's House Ale II, Tap 2: German Hefewizen, Tap 3: Nut Brown Ale
Future Brews: Stone IPA Clone, Blonde Ale, Budvar Clone, Newcastle Clone
New toy: Blichmann 27 gallon fermentor
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment”
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10-10-2008, 02:22 PM
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Considering Yakima in Washington routinely gets 100-110F in the summer, I think it's mainly a matter of getting the roots started before it gets too hot. You might consider shading the new plants mid-day until they are 3-4' tall.
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10-10-2008, 04:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david_42
Considering Yakima in Washington routinely gets 100-110F in the summer, I think it's mainly a matter of getting the roots started before it gets too hot. You might consider shading the new plants mid-day until they are 3-4' tall.
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I agree with this. Just the fact it was such a young plant could be the reason why. |
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10-10-2008, 05:11 PM
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Ok then maybe I will give it another shot next year when roots are available.
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Fermentor 1: Bill's House Ale II, Fermentor 2: German Helles, Fermentor 3: Bill's Schworzbier (Black Bier)
Tap 1: Bill's House Ale II, Tap 2: German Hefewizen, Tap 3: Nut Brown Ale
Future Brews: Stone IPA Clone, Blonde Ale, Budvar Clone, Newcastle Clone
New toy: Blichmann 27 gallon fermentor
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment”
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10-10-2008, 06:14 PM
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I have 4 that survived here in PHX. Covered them in shade cloth and watered for 15 minutes every day. I'll post pics later. These were cascade BTW.
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10-10-2008, 09:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by olllllo
I have 4 that survived here in PHX. Covered them in shade cloth and watered for 15 minutes every day. I'll post pics later. These were cascade BTW.
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I'm really interested in this.. i've been pondering how I might grow my own here in NV. 
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