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We have plants available year around -not rhizomes. Check out my gallery under my name to the left. Currently, there are about 8000+ in various stages from rooted plants to crowns.

YAH HEY- That makes sense. Does anybody in Canada actually brew anything with Canadian Red Vine ? The thing grows like a wild animal but the hops it produces are pretty harsh.

OOPS! Please try again- it took me a while to figure this out - I posted under my profile first and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up.

This is our trials area where varieties are tested for vigor and suitability for growing in Michigan. Each variety is rated on 10 different factors. These plants were started from cuttings in mid Feb.

Some of our "in house" certified stock that is maintained to ensure clean cutting material that is true to type. It has taken us over 3 years to develop 33 varieties that meet our quality standards.

Here is what the gallon pots look like 6 weeks after transplanting. They will be trimmed several times to help develop the crowns.

A typical Week 4 hop plant from top cuttings. Plants are produced every 2 weeks on a continuous schedule. Propagation from clean stock makes a huge difference!

Some week 5 plants in 1 gallon pots. These will be trimmed , trellised, and moved to an outdoor screened area for crown production.

Great Lakes Hop Collection at Dutch Touch Growers Nursery in Michigan

Plant 'em dude! You'll gain a whole season of estabilshing roots. If your worried about freeze out, mulch em with some leaves this fall. I've planted cuttings in late september with no problems (Michigan) Check out my gallery pics.

cuz you can doesn't mean you should . . . .

BC? I've got Kent and GoldingU.S. - I don't do rhizomes; only plants and crowns. Never heard of BC goldings plants- only picked hops from British Columbia.

Calicross is a variety yhat is no longer used commercially because there are newer types with far better traits and yields. I trialed it a couple years ago- it was mediocre in every category- yield, disease resis., aroma, storage. So many better choices!

This is our hops trial area. This is where we test for suitability for growing in Michigan.

Our certified hop stock used for propagation. We currently have 33 varieties in production.

Typical Hop Plug Week 4

Week 5 Plugs upsized to 1 Gallon

Some of our 1 Gallon Crown Production

Heres a few pics of how our propagation of hops from cutting stock is done. Going quite well.

The pic of the insect looks like an immature instar of a leaf hopper.