Recent content by DoctorFermento

Thanks for the feedback. The Chinook is definitely my problem child. I also have Cascade, Sterling, and Crystal and they seem to be on a more normal schedule (no hop burrs or sidearms yet). I expect that I will not harvest these varieties until at least August. This year I did prune a couple...

I have a second year chinook plant that is growing like crazy. It is also starting to have some wimpy side arms with single hop cones. Last year my plant did the same thing. I harvested a little less than an once of hops by the first part of July. After my initial harvest the bines shot out...

My first year Cascade hops last year were also not as potent as I was hoping. I think this is typical for first year hops, not for fourth year hops. I also know that if you pick the hops too early it doesn't give the aroma and flavor components enough time to develop. The hops should be...