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Would ethanol work post germination or is that something that you have to do prior to germination? How about Isopropyl alcohol? would that work is the alcohol percentage too low or is the alcohol type not as effective? One more question. Once seeds start to germinate about how long after...

That's a good idea. Better than my initial thought which was to spray Starsan on them, which would probably kill the seeds too. I think I'm gonna make me some hop tea to spray as well.

Check out this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/so-you-want-breed-your-own-hops-464503/ Most of us that are working on breeding hops have gather in this thread. We have been supporting each other with our findings and with seeds/rhizomes.

There are also dwarf varieties of hop plants. They are harder to find, but I have read that some dwarf varieties can naturally produce decent yields on 8-10 foot trellis. If you can get a hold of some of these dwarf plants perhaps you can experiment using the methods above to get them to flower...

I hope some of them sprout. The mold that I found on my seeds are making me feel less optimistic about my chances, but maybe the seed or two will survive and germinate in spite of my mishandling of the seeds.

My 30 days of stratification are complete and I took my seeds out of the refrigerator to warm up. Two of my seeds seem to be growing mold on them. I take it that this means that they are too wet? Is there something I should do to treat these seeds? About how many days should it take before seeds...

Awesome, hopefully you'll get some cones.

Did you ever find out what was going on with the hops? I may have a similar problem with my second year Centennial plant.

Did scuffing the seeds make a difference? Also when you scuffed the seeds did you afterwards put it into potting mix or did you have it germinate in the bag on top of damp paper towels. My seeds are approaching 30 days of stratification and I am wondering what my next step should be. Should I...

I could not tell you what the ideal potting mix is for hops. I wonder about it myself.

I was gonna ask the same thing.

Do you know what the lineage of these hops are? Would you be willing to sell rhizomes?

I hope Neo Mexicana thrives in my area. I want to breed some hybrid hops that will do well in this area and Neo Mexicana is going to be my starting point.

It probably depends on where you are as well. Natural winters for me probably wouldn't work. I am in southern California.

How long did you stratify yours before taking them out of the fridge?

Here are pictures of my hops. All of the hops except the Centennial are first year hops that I grow from rhizomes that I got from Cram. The Centennial is a second year that I grew from a rhizome that I got from eBay.

What was your method for getting the seeds above to germinate? Did you germinate them in the vermiculite or did you germinate them first and then transplant them into the vermiculite? How long did you stratify those seeds for? I am on board for documenting and staying organized.

You can probably still get some rhizomes. Some of the rhizomes that I ordered this year haven't even arrived yet. They usually start shipping at the end of March or beginning of April.

How many second year plants do you have? I am thinking there should be roughly a 50/50 chance of getting a male vs female. If you have 4 plants you have about a 94% chance that you get 1 male or more assuming that hops are 50/50 male to female.