I pre-ordered my rhizomes (cascade, centenial, and williamette) and received the them about 6 weeks ago. The day the shipment showed up I was headed out of town. So I put a damp paper towel in their packaging and refrigerated them (I believed that was what I was supposed to do). When I came back in town...there was snow on the ground (April in Chicago). SO I waited. After 3 weeks in the fridge the weather was finally acceptable (IMO). The cascade rhizome appeared a little dry but the other two looked OK. So I planted the rhizomes as directed by "The Homebrewer's Garden". Fast-forward 2.5 weeks and...Nothing. No sprouts what so ever. Nothing.
Sadly I am a man of little patience so I 'carefully' dug up the rhizomes. Well...I couldn't find the first two I searched for. I began to panic and dug a bit more aggressively and still no trace of a rhizome. And then...I found the 3rd one. The cascade rhizome had 3-4 srouts that were just under the ground level. Another week and I would have seen them without digging. I carefully re-planted the cascade and went back to searching for the others. I found the williamette (it wasn't where I thought I buried it). Like the cascade it had some sprouts that would have been visible had I just waited. And then finally...I found the centenial. Unfortunately I am almost positive I damaged the centenial while searching for it.
I did my best to re-plant the rhizomes but I wouldn't be surprised to find anyone of them not end up sprouting after the unnecessary abuse I put them through.
I really need to work on my patience.
Sadly I am a man of little patience so I 'carefully' dug up the rhizomes. Well...I couldn't find the first two I searched for. I began to panic and dug a bit more aggressively and still no trace of a rhizome. And then...I found the 3rd one. The cascade rhizome had 3-4 srouts that were just under the ground level. Another week and I would have seen them without digging. I carefully re-planted the cascade and went back to searching for the others. I found the williamette (it wasn't where I thought I buried it). Like the cascade it had some sprouts that would have been visible had I just waited. And then finally...I found the centenial. Unfortunately I am almost positive I damaged the centenial while searching for it.
I did my best to re-plant the rhizomes but I wouldn't be surprised to find anyone of them not end up sprouting after the unnecessary abuse I put them through.
I really need to work on my patience.