I've been wanting to grow hops for a while and after doing research and reading this forum, I've decided to try it. Since this is my first attempt, I'm starting with just two rhizomes; cascade and nugget. I'm in Houston and the soil around here is not very good (heavy clay, poor drainage) and I'm not sure what area of the yard is suitable, so I'm going to plant them in large 20" pots which will allow me to provide good soil and the ability to move them if necessary to adjust the amount of sun and shade. Since it gets pretty scorching down here in the summer, I had a feeling that the morning sun would okay, but they'd need to protected from it in the afternoon. However, after reading some of your posts and looking at your pictures, it looks like those of you also in Texas just had them out in the open with full sun. I plan to use a drip irrigation system that I already have for other plants, which should keep them well watered.