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Thank you for the clarification, the interaction of phyto requirements and small seed lot exemptions are one I meant to investigate further, but never had to, because the seeds I import are not targeted by any particular phyto restrictions. Even live hop cuttings, last I checked, did not...

That's not actually the case. I'm not saying it's not true for you, but as I mentioned as an example in my previous message, large grain shipments have a very different legal framework than small seed lots for non-grain crops. If I want to import 250kg of corn seeds into Canada, then I have a...

No, I'm talking about unrooted cuttings. Rooted cuttings at best require the same conditions, often more if not outright banned. Soil can pretty much never be imported, regardless of for what species and to what country. There are probably exceptions, but it's easier to assume you can never...

Now that you mention it, I do think I required a phytosanitary certificate from the exporter in Czech Republic, though I don't think I paid for it. I believe a canadian phytosanitary certificate runs around 70$. Though I can't garantee that cost isn't modulated per requirements of the phyto. I...

The USDA ARS GRIN collection is mostly old stuff, as with the other gene banks. Not a lot of the more recent named varieties in there. I'm not super familiar with Spain/EU's import regulations. Probably would require an import permit. Importing from Czechia to Canada cost me about 35$ for the...

I don't think GHL exports to other countries, but if you get an import permit I can ship you some from Canada.

He grew some from seed.

That's a scam, though.

With the proper protocol the success rate should be pretty high. Might require spending a bit for better control of light, humidity, and heat, though. I found that it's harder to have high failure rates in water compared to soil, but then transplanting tends to have a significant failure rate...

It can certainly work, but shoots that are still attached to their rhizomes are less eager to form roots than severed shoots, so it might require additional patience. The upside is lower mortality, though.

There can be transfer of molecules without there being transfer of genetic material. I believe there's a recorded instance of tomatoes grafted onto nightshades becoming toxic, for example. Root uptake might also affect growth and gene regulation, such as seen with various dwarfing rootstocks...

Near perfect conservation can also be done with liquid nitrogen, but that's a bit out of reach for the average layman. 50% over a year in a common freezer is plenty good enough for dealing with flowering asynchrony.

From memory it loses about 50% viability after a year in the freezer, assuming dried and frozen correctly. There's a paper somewhere that talks about this. I have harvested pollen last year, but I have not attempted to use it yet. Did not keep plants growing enough indoors this winter to end up...

Well, the next step would probably be multi-site trials and distribution. ;)

As others have stated, no, these aren't hops.

tip 1) find and cull wild males tip 2) favor triploid varieties which will yield less seed content tip 3) find buyers who don't fuss too much about seed content

Thanks for the reply. I've been brewing beer for a few years (mead since much longer), and always happy to experiment new stuff. Either for my own personal leisure, or as a potential vessel to showcase my hops. After doing a first try, though, I'm not leaning more for the former than the latter...

Yea, there's some stuff that can be good for cooking, but not so much to drink or eat straight out of the bottle. For example, well, most condiments. I know some would, but the idea of chugging down ketchup disgusts me. I also dread most herb beers, haven't really had the misfortune of tasting...

Oh, brats are sausages. I thought you wanted me to cook my kids in onion beer. :P

And...? :P