neild5
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My 3 plants were in pots for 4 years and were very healthy. Just keep the pots cool so you don't cook the roots.
I have a tree with a branch as out 30 feet high that stretches almost over the garden. I am attaching a pulley to the branch and will pull all my twines up with a piece of steel cable. I am thinking of putting a weight in the other end so it can adjust for the wind. (Also some fishing line near the 20 foot point to pull the twine apart a bit.)
Crazy ideas for a few hop plants, my wife thinks I may have crossed some kind of line.
TOM
My wife thinks I spend more time on my hops
About 6 weeks from rhizome here in Phoenix. I'm a little nervous about what happens when it gets to be 110-115
Water, a pitcher of water in each bucket every day when that happens.
Seconded. She calls them my babies, and I have two children. However, the payoff happens when I tell her how much one oz of pellet hops costs, and how much I would need to make ipas. I've bought $5 worth of hops in one year and made nearly 70 gallons of beer, 55 of which are ipa or highly hopped beers requiring at least 5 oz of hops per 5 gallon batch.
Burr already? Is that a Cascade?
My second year hops are pruned and growing with vigor. Cascade, Santiam, Crystal, Nugget, & Newport. Hope to have a decent harvest this year. :rockin:
Wow, is that an azalea bush?!?! That is huge. I have 7yr old plants that are not even two foot tall. Just transplanted them to a better area and they seem happy.
My 1st year Cascade, its over 40" and growing about 5-8" a day
This is very frustrating! LOL However, I am happy for all you folks. I bought 2 starter plants from a local home store, and planted them about 4 weeks ago. I have watered them semi regular (as its spring), and used a good mixture of potting soil with built in fertilizer. They have just shrivled up and I don't think theyre gonna make it. I am wondering if I should have used a rhizome and if it's too late to try and start one? Or if theres anyway to possibly bring back the little pathetic, shrivled plants?
Went outside to check on my Cascade but its pouring, the plant is on top between the little trees, it gets full sun all day and I think the white stucco wall aids in the growth with the light reflecting off it. Nothing like a good rain to help it grow.
View attachment 276679View attachment 276680 Here in Upstate New York my second year Chinooks have reached the top of the cages and begun their journey up the twine. Still amazed how fast they grow.
Kinda thought these would have established themselves a lot better than they have. Bought from a local farm where they had just broke through and were a inch tall about mid/late Feb. View attachment 278368View attachment 278369
Thinking of trimming the one in the small pot down to two stems.
In the Pacific North West. These have good sun exposure and I water them at random. In a mix of top soil/compost w bone meal.
First time grower. Cascades.
Just finished building a trellis yesterday with Troyzer and got them planted!
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