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Hop shoots at about 2inches and we are back into some freezing evenings. Hoping their leaf cover insulation gets em through. Will see by Wed/Thurs. Fingers crossed.
Get on it! Now is a great time to start.
I need to do a little research first and build a little raised bed. Might be a good weekend project though. Other than this forum and google, do you have any suggestions for reference materials? I'm assuming full sun is good for hops, and I do live (somewhat) near the hop capital of the world. I'm in western WA, but have a southern facing back yard that's full sun I'm thinking would be a great spot for planting. Will probably start with cascade, simcoe, centennial. Any other suggestions? Heavy west coast IPA drinker and fairly new to this
Thanks, and cheers!
i'd at least try to container plant for now.... or at least some homer buckets with some potting mix inside to get them going maybe?
My wife and I close on our house on May 1st. I won't be able to plant until then, but I'm hoping they'll still do good. I'm going to plant Centennial and Columbus.
We're in a small apartment at the moment, so I don't really have the room to do that.
Nice, get some shading as well for most of the summer. Good idea.
We live in a small apartment, too, but we get it done :rockin:
We use rubbermaid tubs, actually. Very large volume and about 1/10th the cost of a garden pot or barrel of the same size.
But obviously, YMMV
My wife and I close on our house on May 1st. I won't be able to plant until then, but I'm hoping they'll still do good. I'm going to plant Centennial and Columbus.
I used a Rubbermaid bin to store charcoal in, and left it outside most of one spring through fall. No. They do not handle outdoors very well. It got brittle.
Those black plastic nursery pots will last outdoors for quite a while.
I'm on three years with mine now. Through 115F to -15F weather with everything in between short of tornado and hurricane.
My bins must be made of magic. =)
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Getting some growth going on my cascades in miami.
These leaves look a little different, can anyone confirm that I did receive cascade here?
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... and hope for 40lbs of harvest in fall.
DANG! I am hoping to say I put 'some' fresh hops in A beer. LOL.
Open question, how many bines do you experienced guys train? Can I do two bines per string? Two strings per pot gives me four bines per hop type.
DANG! I am hoping to say I put 'some' fresh hops in A beer. LOL.
Open question, how many bines do you experienced guys train? Can I do two bines per string? Two strings per pot gives me four bines per hop type.
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