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Been curious about cashmere! May plant a couple next year. I just planted two apple tree and ordered 16 grapevines from double a vineyards. I think I’ve got my hands full this year:ghostly:

That is an awesome build! I agree with trying to separate the two plantings in one box with a divider or limiting one cultivar per box. It would be a bummer to not know what’s what come harvest time.

Man you had me worried! @Dgallo and any others wondering, the planter chinooks survived a full CT winters exposure and lots of snow. These are pretty hardy plants! I wonder if the insulation of snow for most of the season may benefit perennials in planters. I did however unbury the top of the...

I live in CT. Last year I planted chinooks in a 2’x2’x1’ galv steel planter. They grew about 8-9’ and produced a couple handfuls of cones. I used outdoor potting soil with perlite/manure/sand then mulch. I did not cut them back yet or move the planter. They are under a bunch of snow from recent...

Good luck on your endeavor! I’ll be watching the thread

I don’t alway rinse after using a no-rinse sanitizer like Star San. But when I do it’s with premium bottled water from the mountain springs of Italy

Love my food saver and the gamma seal lids. I use them on 5 gal buckets kept in basement pantry. One for 1-5 lbs bags. Bulk grains get poured into another two. I use regular lids for vac sealed small portions of specialty grains, herbs, spices, DME, sugars and coffee beans. An organized brewer...

@ShadesManna My thoughts were the Semi dry fermented cider would lend it’s champagne yeast character and balance the sweetness of the added rum/fresh cider. I ended up keeping the bottles in the fridge and not making it yet. I think she would appreciate them straight up as is hot or on ice. I...

I have one gallon of cider in bottles in the fridge stalling carbonation after sweetening with FAJC a few days ago. This Saturday I thought about dumping all bottles into a crockpot, add some dark rum, N some fresh cider maybe a couple mulled spice bags for my brothers fiancées 30th party...

@mashpaddled I’m anticipating more water next season as it fills the container. Then eventually root prune in the following seasons to keep it in check. I might consider mounding snow around the planter for insulation over the winter if we get hit like the almanac is sayin

@Yooper Thanks for the feedback. I ended up handpicking but by year 3 I may just cut the plant down if it’s just too much. I’m growing chinooks in a large container to see how they do. I’ve been told often how hardy they are and not to worry much about them. Sounds like they will be fine out...

By newer I mean newish, 2013

Try cashmere. A newer hop with proprietary hop qualities like tropical notes. I think I’m going to buy a couple rhizomes next spring

Yeah it’s normal for the canopy to ripen sooner go ahead and pick what’s ripe if you can reach it safely. That’s one benefit of homegrown vs commercial operations. I picked starting from the top then stopped and left the rest to finish drying on the vine a little longer. I wonder if this allows...

Since we are in the harvest season I’m starting this thread to discuss all things post harvest and overwinter care. Whether you’re in pots or in the ground. Growing zone 6a, I have first year plants in both and would like to hear from you guys. Some topics I’d like to discuss are: Alternative...

@Tobor_8thMan No doubt that hops love sun. I’m honestly surprised at how well mine grew with mostly morning sun exposure. I think if you have less sunlight don’t be discouraged. They will grow fuller eventually. They are strong plants. If they get at least 4-5 hrs straight direct sun exposure...

@myndflyte at least you got something to throw in a small batch! What variety?

I have a theory about how I may have gotten a good harvest in the first year. The trellis design: I thought about how utilizing all that space and spreading out the plant can make the plant absorb the most sun (for my plants that’s 6/7hrs) and set the most flowers. Without having competition of...

Definitely happy with the amount I got from them. Honestly though I anticipated more weight and felt a bit dissapointed when they hit the scale. It takes quite a lot of cones to hit that 1 oz mark dry! It’s amazing how after harvesting, they showed a lot of new growth in the lower half of the...

Just kegged the first harvest ale. I’m really excited for this beer! The cascade hops just smell so damn good I couldn’t help but sip the beer drippin out the dry hop bag lmao. In total I used 5 oz in the boil and 2 oz dry hopped. I still have another 6 oz dry in the freezer so a total of 13 oz...