Recent content by deathandhops1979

i did get the cascade from mail and didnt even last 2 months, so you may be write. @MDV i hade to harvest a lil early "late Aug." because of a bad heat wave we had, so i didnt get as much as i would have liked

alert, alert, since nobody can make heads or tail of this i am offically renaming the "golden nugget", Tarheel Gold. any public refrence to the use of Tarheel Gold must do so with verbel expressed hate to DUKE

even though they are labeled "novelty" and such, they still produce a good cone, both for astetic and brewing value. but i belive you got to be right about the true nature of the vine, i just wish knew more that way i dont look like a jackass when i tell the brewing community i have a golden...

thats about the only 2 things i could find about the "golden nugget." i have also used gurney to order a casscade, that didnt do so well. anyway i grew my vine from a root clipping and got about the same description that was provided by gurney. thatnks for all the info.

i got it from an online nursery called jung seed company. it is supose to be a hybrid bewteen the golding variety and nugget. i have had the vine for 5 years and i live in the south. it has adapted very well to our hot summer heat. the hop is very piney but not overpowering

i take any cones with brown on them and role them between my hands to remove the dead leaf matter

ive hade my vine now for five years strong. i was wondering if anyone else grows golden nugget and how it reflects the out come of there beer. for me i find it gives my beer a nice even balance

i live in NC and it was way to hot to grow casscade

if you vine is established(more than 1 year old) and the vines die back for almost any reason, the root system has already spread out far enough and retains enough water to sustain them til the next growing cycle. remember there is almost no other faster growing plant on earth, the vines require...

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