So, I bought crowns (Zeus, Goldings, Chinook) and one rhizome (Centennial) this year. The crowns took off growing very quickly, but the rhizome caught up (surpassed) and now has 3/4 inch long cones where the all of the crowns have just started budding cones on them. I just found that kind of interesting. I'll get some pics up soon.
My first attempt at hop farming, growing some Willamette's.
i don't think there are many risks to you or the lines.The plants on the back row have intertwined on the power lines. I hope this doesn't cause any potential hazards. What do you guys think?
Figbash said:It's been an exceptional season for hops here in Michigan so I thought I'd share some pictures of my crop. The beanstalks in the first two pics are Willamettes that have been in for about five years. This is the Southeast corner of the house so they get plenty of sun and get watered by the sprinkling system twice a day. It's 36 feet to the eaves. The smaller bines closer to the house are Cascade that have been in for three years.
The last pic is of the Centennial, Magnum and Nuggets. The wall they are growing on also faces Southeast and they get lots of water as well. These are the oldest at about seven years. I generally get a harvest of four to five pounds of dried hops, more than I can use. I didn't even pick them last year because my freezer was full.
Tom
Wow unreal, Tom!
Any burrs yet?
Figbash said:The Centennials and Nuggets are showing a few, the rest are still filling out.
What part of our great state!? And i have to say ive never seen leaves that big.. And i thought my cascades where doing well at 22+ feet already!
Carlscan26 said:My cascade have taken off...my Centennial on the other hand not so much.
Close up of some of the cones on the cascade.
Both first years in San Diego
Already have tons of cones, should i expect an early harvest?
jfrank85 said:Third year Centennials, all organic, sexy and massive.
Nunner said:We'll have to trade, my centennial took off, but cascade not so much.
I really like the set up with the cross rope. How tall are the pvc pipes?
About spiders, I tend to get a lot of whitish, grayish, spiders on my bines, especially toward the end of growing season. They are fantastic to have around, imo, as I don't have problems with pests and don't have to add pesticides. Bottom line, don't stress about the spiders--they don't eat hops or vegetation--so welcome them. I have found, though, that it's wise to give the bines a solid shake (which gets the spiders to drop out) before picking hops...
(I believe recluse spiders tend to stay on the ground but I'm no expert.)
Chrisl77 said:Here are some photos of this years garden.
All my babies. these are cascade and willamette, all are around 2 months in the pots. I am going to put them in the shed this winter and figure out where to plant them in the spring. I seem to be addicted to rooting clippings as I have another 24 in the aeroponic box.
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This is my third year cascade its a monster the pic does not do it justice. My EKG and fuggle are growing on the opposite side of the arbor. Its easily 3 times larger then both of them.
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Here is an EKG rhizome I clipped off the main plant this spring. I am using it to decorate my pool side bar.
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Here is a pic of my Willamette and nugget.
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I need to do a better job stringing these next year. The top line is around 17 feet at that spot but the both overgrew it and mixed together at the top. Gonna be fun harvesting the top of them without mixing them up. These are my best growers this year. I have another 6 growing just not as well, most of them are first year rhizomes from the main plants.
When u say rooting clipping, can u root side shoots or do they have to be clippings from the rhizome?
Ladybugs are savage aphid eating machines. I had some artichokes that had tons of aphids, and I unleashed a couple bags of ladybugs onto the plants. The ladybugs went into a feeding frenzy, chewing up aphids as the reached for more. In some cases they were just biting hunks out of them as they went for the next one. I'll never view them the same again.
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