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@mrgrimm101, "Would you suggest just 1 on each post, or 2 on each post, spread apart?" The easiest would be a wire from the ground, up around the 4x4 and back down to the ground (so, 2 wires next to each other). You can then use a "twitch stick" to tension it. Having the wires spread apart...

Well done! This being the interweb though, I feel the need to critique. 1) I'd have recommended placing the 2x4 on the outside of the post. The way you have it now the tension is acting on the screws. On the outside, it the tension would be pulling it tighter into the post. 2) "and if I'm...

Finally completed the new yard and moved the hops outside. Still need to set strings and complete the drip system. Attached is a panorama looking down the hill from up the hill. Now for the waiting game to see if anything interesting develops.

This set up is at a friends house. They are 16' 4x4's set 40' apart. They are for our hop breeding experiments, so maxing height is not critical. Attached is a panorama looking down from the porch. At my place, I have a single 30' run that uses 20' 4x6's set 3' in the ground. The post holes...

The trick here is judging when your plants are "mature". For the first year, let everything grow. This allows the plant to capture lots of sun and build up it's stores in the rhizome. For the same reason, I recommend not cutting the bines down in the fall, until they are completely dead...

Here's one we just set up yesterday. 3 x 40' rows on a slope that gets great sun.

Actually, on mature plants, you should do the exact opposite. The first 3-4 strongest are the most likely to be "bull" bines. They are huge, but hollow and often snap later in the season. They also tend do have more spacing between the nodes - meaning less side arms - meaning less hops.

Just want to say that I am jealous. Took us a lot of work to source poles not even half as nice! Oh, and... :ban:

I also noticed this happy little mutant.

Quick update. There are 80 healthy seedlings that have really taken off. Most are outgrowing their 3' bamboo posts and will need to be moved outside in the next 2 weeks. We're starting on the new hop yard this weekend. In the meantime, I have to deal with a sudden breakout of aphids. A few...

So... I received a notification from the Thyme Garden that they were not able to secure the Ace rhizomes after all. However, I did find them at Freshops. Yesterday a good looking rhizome arrived.

If only they weren't 200 miles away...

It says 200lb, but we will see. I'd take you up on the offer but need over 1800'

Thanks for reminding me that I needed to pick up some twine! I don't have a tractor supply nearby, so I looked on ebay and found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151603897535 Hasn't been delivered yet, so fingers crossed that it will work. The single ply makes me nervous.

Please do. We have a serious shortage in the mountains. There will likely be drought conditions this summer.

Speaking of pots: mine are quickly starting to outgrow their containers. I'll need to get them outside sooner than later. I've had a great offer for a yard to use. Full sun, good soil, access to irrigation. The only problem is that it is on a steep slope...

Then, I am really confused. Hops only have one leaf per petiole (the part that attaches the leaves to the stem/bine). Those seem to have 3. Maybe there has been some bug damage that is confusing me, but really, it appears to be a very young raspberry sprout.

Are you sure that is a hops sprout? Kind of hard to tell from the pic, but the leaves look off and there seem to be thorns. Maybe I just need more coffee...

PapaBearJay, Love it! Do you move them to individual pots soon - or- right into the ground? There have to be 50+ in that pic.

Just a quick update. About 100 seeds have germinated. 50 have been potted up. As observed in previous years, some of the new plants thrive while others struggle or wilt (even with the same parents and growing conditions). Two of the Mt Hood crosses germinated, but neither lasted long.