Originally Posted by mthompson

I'll be digging a bunch of rhizome up this spring. In my research, the last time hops we grown to any extent commercially around here (Fond du Lac county, WI) was in the 1870's. For a few short years, Wisconsin grew more hops than anywhere, creating a huge bubble that burst and bankrupted all but a few farmers. I don't remember the exact account of the times, but I'll see if I can find a link to that old ag report again.

Anyway, if you are interested, I could ship some out in March-April sometime. The few I dug up last year, and cared for in containers, had much better flavor than the wild ones still growing on the fence row.

Just let me know.