Phoenix Second Year Hops

**olllllo** · 04-30-2009, 03:04 AM

These are second year and growing strong!

YouTube - Hop Garden Flip HD Test

This is also a test video using a Mino Flip HD.

I'll need to look into videmo or some other HD host.

mrn77az · 07-01-2009, 07:35 PM

Im growing Hops in Phoenix, AZ,so far so good... Growing since mid April from a Rhizome we are up to around 8'. Hard to really tell since my HOA wont allow me to build something above my fence-line. I put a rope across the top of the fence the plant is always wanting to grow up now it seems to now be producing only cones; not such a bad thing, but taller growth of course would produce more cones. I am growing it against the north side of a brick fence, the hops are getting sun from 6am until 3pm, the heat of the day is spared and it seems to be allowing the plant to grow optimally.

I was wanting to see if others from Arizona have had success growing hops and if they have any tricks that seem to help? I am also wondering if I will be able to produce year round off this, I mean we only have a couple of frosts.?.?

Pictures are here!

**Schnitzengiggle** · 07-01-2009, 09:55 PM

Please post pics when you have them, I am in Tucson, and I am also unfortunate to live in a "community" with an association that tells me when I wipe my ass wrong.

I' am interested to see how you've strung yours up. I have a southerly facing wall that I could get sun from about 6am-6pm in the summer.

I also thought of stringing them from the ground to the top of my patio where I could probably get 14-16' length at an angle.

Although I am not growing them, I am interested in how you are doing it!

**olllllo** · 07-01-2009, 10:02 PM

I merged these threads since noone responded to mine.

Next year I plan on moving these to the east side of my house where they will enjoy the shade for most of the day but for a window between 11 AM and 4 PM. (The house next door provides shade for most of the morning.

I'll be able to string the hops up much higher.

**whutever** · 07-01-2009, 10:22 PM

1st year Cascade and Horizon. Our house sits at a NE / SW angle. Plants are on the NE side and get sunlight till about 9a and then from 3p to 6p. I harvested .8oz off one bine over the weekend. So far so good but we'll see as the heat continues. I also have an HOA but they've not said a word. For this year I simply took a 16ft. ladder (I know, ghetto) and tied ropes to the top of it. I'll have a more permanent setup ready next year.

JAG410 · 07-02-2009, 01:05 AM

My 1st year Phoenix hops are doing decent.

Chinook: 12-13 foot tall, good amount of cones, should get 1-2oz in about 2 weeks.

Goldings: 8-9 foot tall, small cone buds starting, but leaves are starting to get burnt.

Cascade: Topped out a 6.5 foot, trying to form little cones.

**ohiobrewtus** · 07-02-2009, 01:09 AM

Looks like some nice growth, but you certainly need to get with the HOA to see what you can do to get them some more upward groth area.

mrn77az · 07-02-2009, 12:48 PM

Yeah, thats another thing I did notice a few days ago on my Warrior plant... About 4 of the leaves are getting some signs of burning on them. JAG, does this seem to be an issue for your plant at all so far?. I Hope this is a non factor! Last night i saw signs of my first cone actually forming. Still have 40+ buds looking solid other than the burning. I have a friend on my hops plant too, a Praying Mantis is taking guard over leaf eating critters, it has been interesting to see that guy grow, keep working buddy.

mrn77az · 07-03-2009, 03:05 AM

Here are the images as of July 1st must be +50 flowers, happy for 1st yr growth so far.
Hops1
Hops2
http://timeforabeer.com/Blog from me
...and a few more here...

mrn77az · 07-03-2009, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohiobrewtus

Looks like some nice growth, but you certainly need to get with the HOA to see what you can do to get them some more upward groth area.

ohiobrewtus, I myself lived once in Ohio, I lived in Dayton, and in Cincy, not too far from you I see...

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