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Thanks for the support nagmay! I didn't mean any comments to come off as harsh, which can sometimes happen with text. I'm interested to hear more about your results with the seedlings. I'm sure we will be announcing more info about our seedlings in the future as well. Hopefully I can find a...

We are not trying to discourage anyone from doing their own trials... Please feel to experiment as much as possible on your hops! Although realize that its not uncommon for thousands of seedlings to produce only one plant that will ever make the cut to become a commercial cultivar. It takes...

I did read the whole thread, but was more so commenting in regards to a few of the last posts. I just forgot to 'quote them'. I believe you to be mistaken on the disingenuous of my comment. We actually did not collect any seeds from the wild or sources. Instead we obtained certified registered...

Growers have problems with rhizomes. This has to do with quarantines out in Washington and Oregon. Because they can't ship plants within their own states, they export them to resellers who then distribute the product. The problem really has to do with the fact that you rarely have any idea where...

We have been hard at work compiling a list of hopyards in our area that could be a local option for brewers to buy cones. You can find the map here: http://www.greatlakeshops.com/hopyard-map.html It includes all the information you would need to get in contact with the local hopyards...

There has been very little luck with methods of feminizing plants to produce seeds. The reports I have read about this have almost always resulted in no viable seeds. It is very rare for a hop plant to pollinate itself naturally, even if it does have both male and female flower parts. This has...

If you don't manage to find any locally. We ship year round and nationwide!

That growth at the top that is now dead after the plant was cut in the fall actually feeds nutrients to the plant while its in dormancy. You really shouldn't need to cut it off at all, or at the very least you can wait until spring. It's unlikely that buds will form on that 10-12" of growth...

We are currently growing Neo1 and Amallia. We trialed the plants last season in Michigan, and they yielded fantastically. We're still waiting for second year trials this year. Brewers in Michigan were interested in the cones, including Shorts and New Holland Brewing Company. They will likely...

If its warm, the soil appears dry, and the plant is starting to send out green growth; There shouldn't be any harm giving them some water. Just make sure you don't start watering everyday leaving them in a soggy mess. When they are dormant they need very little water. Growers in the northern...

This was a great summary for new growers unsure what route to go! Growth is very varietal specific. However, since our plants are typically at least 6 months old before we send them out, we think it gives them a huge advantage for cone development in the fall. We've had a couple of commercial...

You will probably need to adjust the lighting to initiate flowering. The 12/12 cycle is the lighting that they get on the equator. The lighting down south is the primary reason they don't grow hops down there. In order to initiate flowers the plants are going to have to see around 15 hours of...

We sell hop plants year round at www.greatlakeshops.com We do not sell any rhizomes, but we do have Hallertau hop plants available, and Cluster will likely also be available sometime next year. Our retail orders typically ship on Mondays of each week. We offer shipping year round. If you live...

Very cool to see you hop hydro project in action! Glad to see the plants you got from us are growing well. :) I don't doubt that you will see cones start to form when the lighting conditions are optimal to initiate flowering. However, like grapes, the characteristics of the hops will change...

It's very difficult to identify hops using the methods you mentioned. For best results you can send the cones in for alpha testing, however that can be costly, and the alpha acids change depending on the weather of any given year. When you brew with it the Galena is going to be more bitter than...

We have Saaz and Hallertau available year round on our webstore. Unfortunately we currently don't sell Bullion. http://www.greatlakeshops.com/shop-now.html

We never recommend growing from seeds. Like some of the others have suggested, even if it was an Amarillo seed (unlikely) it would not produce offspring that was the same as Amarillo. Also be warned, we had a grower give us some plants he started from seeds he bought on Ebay... One of the two...

Thats Awesome! Nothing like the smell of drying hops! Thanks for doing a great job with the Plants! Those are our babies ya know.. ;)

We love seeing cool projects like this! So glad we could help! We hope you keep updating so we can see the progress! Austin @ GLH

Just wanted to say thank you guys for all the support! While a majority of our energy and capability is devoted to commercial growing we want to make sure every individual customer that buys crowns from us has the best possible product and best experience possible. We love reading comments and...