Looper said:Nice! I wish I had a huge yard like that to make an awesome setup! How long are you going to keep them in pots?
Make sure your soil is a good consistency before planting, with some compost, peat moss, and mulch to improve drainage and water retention.
Keep us posted!
two_one_seven said:Here is my yard. Cascade in foreground and Willamette in the distance. These are year 2 and alread at 9 ft. Amazed at how fast they grow.
http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/brewboy74/media/IMG_0780.jpg.html
Basementbrewbred, that's quite a hoperation! I think you just defined when a garden becomes a farm. Nice work!
Anybody else have cones?
Basementbrewbred, that's quite a hoperation! I think you just defined when a garden becomes a farm. Nice work!
specialkaye said:After finding six Cascade rhizomes on sale at a local garden supply store last year, they over-wintered in their little pots in the garage. I think I might have watered them twice the entire time. When temps finally climbed back up to just sub-arctic I moved them indoors with high hopes. They disappointed me for quite a while but finally, after giving them priority floor space in front of the slider five of the six finally came back to life.
I put up an EMT tripod, thanks to EdWort and his Texas version. But, then I scored a bunch of free Centennial rhizomes and had to get supplies for a second tripod on the way home. Instead of cutting the last big Centennial up I just slammed it in the ground and that gave me two tripods with six Centennials and five Cascades:
Cascades are going pretty good. And Centennials finally came around. The guy I got them from dug them but left them in a bucket on the hot front porch. But, they're finally going strong now.
This is a slightly older picture of the Cascades:
They're actually twice as big now.
Carlscan26 said:Where did you get that emt tripod rig?
Here is my ghetto set up. 1st year centennials and cascades. First time growing hops, so far so good.
(Hope the pics show up)
jeepinjeepin said:EMT is conduit. I guess he just fastened three lengths together on one end, stood it up, and spread the legs. Awesome idea though. Six 10' lengths and three couplers and you would have a nearly 20' tall tripod that stores easily during the winter.
Where did you get that emt tripod rig?
EMT is conduit. I guess he just fastened three lengths together on one end, stood it up, and spread the legs. Awesome idea though. Six 10' lengths and three couplers and you would have a nearly 20' tall tripod that stores easily during the winter.
My 2nd year cascade leaves seem huge to me! (Boston Lager pint for scale, 1/4" rope.) I transplanted this from my in-laws a month ago. I have practically ignored this plant this year.
How well do those beer bottles work for watering? I'm assuming thats what they are being used for.
What do you do? Just fill it up with water and shove it into the ground?
Interesting, thats super early i think....
Not sure if its a good thing or not though, as i understand it hops dont start shooting out laterals and flowering until they are nearly done extending upwards. If thats the case your going to likely have a very small yield on the plant this year...again i could be wrong.
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