DanFoxwell
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Hello! I am looking to grow hops this summer. Was wondering if anyone sold or knew a good place to buy hop rhizomes... I live in Southeastern Virginia... we have very hot summers here. Need heat resistant hops
I live in central Georgia and I have had luck with Cascades and Goldings in the past. I am going to plant a willamette and a chinook. I have found that climate really doesn't matter if you condition the soil and regulate your watering schedule. It is hot down here in the summer, really hot, so I have my plants in the sun for at most 7-8hrs a day and it keeps them from drying out in the heat. Hope this helps a bit.
It is a government website, and so is not exactly user friendly. You go the ARS Search Engine and click on "NPGS USA" "Full Text" and type in the search window marked "Identifier" and type "Humulus lupulus". After typing, click with your mouse the "OK" button. If you hit "ENTER" you will get an error message. It should pop up a new window with the search results. When you click on the accession code for a particular cultivar/variety, there should be a clickable text that says "request this germplasm". If you click this text it should bring you to the request form page. If you have any other problems let me know.
How do you keep them in the sun for only a limited amount of time? Did you build a shade structure of some sort?
Just ordered a "germplasm" of Santiam hops... let's see what happens!
I signed up for 2 and I picked the more expensive ones... hell if I pay taxes I should get something out of it!! It would suck though if I got males. Can we still use them if they are male?
Male plants don't produce cones. They make pollen, which will fertilize all the female plants you have (doesn't matter what variety). The females will then produce cones with seeds, which is considered undesirable. Supposedly these fertilized cones are larger, though. I don't know if that means they make more oils or oil glands though.
EdMerican said:I know it hasn't been very long since the original post, but has anyone heard anything regarding acceptance or denial of their request? I do of course realize that its the "gubment" we're talking about. So we probably wont hear anything until maybe next season if we are lucky... I don't plan on raising my hopes for free hops, just figured it was worth a shot.
Cheers and good luck
4x4jeep74 said:I got a order request email from the gov. I also found a site from the University of Vermont on growing hops especially in New England, it's a little dated but still a lot of good information. check it out at. http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html
Weizenstein said:Has anybody here actually gotten hops from the USDA Germplasm bank? I've ordered the last two years and recieved nada. It may increase your chances if you provide a Fedex/UPS billing number so they can charge shipping to your account. I don't know if it's just me, or if I picked obscure varieties that they didn't have surplus of, or if they only distribute to research institutions. I'm going to try ordering again this year with a shipping account number.
Cheers
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