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I've known squirrels to dig in my nursery pots, but they've never gone after the rhizome itself (presumably looking for acorns). Rabbits will get the sprouts. I know of nothing around where I'm at that would dig them up, other than maybe my stupid dog on one of his more stupid days.

*technically* the strongest way to put your earth anchors in is in the same angle as your guywire. This can be tricky, but if you start vertical for the first few inches then keep applying pressure towards your angle as you screw the anchor in, it can be done fairly easily. Your next best option...

Rain keeps missing us, the field is getting dusty, and I can't wait to get the irrigation in. The teenager and I got the other 44 ropes tied up tonight and also placed the other two lower cables... But somehow I came up short by just 1 thimble, so Grrrr. Tension that up this weekend I suppose...

Kids were out for dinner with grandma and SWMBO wanted romantic dinner. I didn't mind grilling steaks, but it cut into my daylight. I got the centennials dug out of my garden and transplanted to the hopyard. 11 down, 55 to go

Don't clip anything on a first year plantling until it has leaves and a chance to produce some of its own energy. Roots don't grow from nowhere. The whole bull-shoot controversy revolves around harvest quantities. You're not after a large harvest in year one; you want root developement

Oshkosh, WI Currently- 17/17 of my 2nd years came back up 21/22 Chinook rhizomes up 11/11 centennial rhizomes up 20/22 cascade rhizomes up... They were late starters

I made a hasty decision last night and ordered 250' of 1/2" polyethylene tubing from drip depot last night, along with end caps, a punch tool, and 70 .5gph emitters. The emitters are turbulent flow style and claim to work on low PSI gravity systems. Let's hope they do. And let's hope that 1/2"...

Here's that article: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/09/04/retired-evansville-chemistry-teacher-tests-hops/15100433/ He's a retired chemist/homebrewer. Here's his website: http://midwesthopanalysis.com/

Yes-ish. This year I may or may not. given that it's more about root development that it is about harvesting. However, I have a newspaper article somewhere in the other room that stated there was a gentleman in this state who was supposed to be doing affordable testing for hops right here in WI...

Beerfst and SnowcreekWI, thank you for the encouragement. Beerfst, I'm afraid that I don't know what wheel pipe is, but I would love to see some posts as you get your field setup. Tonight the sun set entirely too quickly. The teenager and I got the bottom cable installed and the ropes strung on...

I am exhausted and fried crispy. The little one helped me get the earth anchors in and fasten the guy wires. We got those attached just before the wind got crazy. It was a relief to see it stand rigid, but the center posts have me concerned for when the hops are actually hanging on the trellis...

That would be me. $0.27 to fill a 55 gallon drum at home. Rigging a plastic drum rigged up with a 12v pump to run off my tow hitch (dont ask why the previous owner had put a trailer brake on a minivan with a 1" receiver...) With a float valve on top I can fill the drum while I sit with the...

So now that I'm done wasting an hour on HBT, I've got to get out to the yard and finish putting the earth anchors in. It's been very dry in Wisconsin lately, so I think the plants will stay in their pots for one more week. This will let me get the tilling done and possibly get the irrigation put...

Transporting the assembled poles from the shop to the yard. Here you can see my father using the winch to bring up the top cable. My step-son has his hand on the cable in back. I've got high hopes for this rig: First row set: All three set:

About the hardware. It's not overkill. Concessions were made. I fear the 4x4 post will be my weakest link (Oshkosh winds are ridiculous). That said, The cable is 3mm (1/8") galvanized wire rope. The bolts are 3/8" and no, the turnbuckles are not forged. However, I did link the top eyebolts so...

Hello everybody, My name is Tim, and I have an addiction. In 2011 I planted my first hops. Since then this forum has been a major source of information and inspiration, so I would like to say "Thank you" to GVH_Dan, PleasantValleyHops, HALIFAXHOPS, and everyone else that participates and...

Depending where and what you read, most documents suggest 2-4 bines per rope. My 5 year old plants get 3-4 per rope. For what it's worth: I think first year plants look nicer (fuller) when you run several bines together; not that this has anything to do with yield or performance. Just aesthetics.

I'm not saying that they couldn't be something else, but they sure do look like hops to me. The purple headed warrior sprouts that you spoke of are another strong indication. Looks like clockwise rotation and a round bine, right? Spacing on the nodes with 2 leaves each. I'm voting tentative "yes"

Given some more reading on the subject, I'm not sure there is going to be a better one. But I am still curious what others have used if not clover.

I know that I have seen the use of white clover suggested several times as a cover crop to choke out weeds in the hopyard. My plot is is easily accessible to deer, very near a highway and adjacent to a veggie plot. I'm not certain that I want to be planting deer bait. I was wondering if there...