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Sounds like your definitely making up for it with a lot of dual-purpose varieties! I was thinking of just planting Magnum for the bittering, and then going for dual-purpose and aroma with the rest. I definitely want Cascade, Chinook and Zeus (which I heard is very close to Columbus, but may be...

Good to know. I was debating about whether to try Fuggles, but you might have convinced me. Thanks!

I'm southern NH, so we must not be far apart. Glad to hear your Cascade and Fuggles are doing well (though I was thinking of using Willamette in place of the later). I'd definitely be interested to hear how your others do in the future. Do you know what killed your Zeus?

That's interesting. From what I've read Sterling does better in warmer climates, but there's certainly no arguing with success. Perhaps I should consider casting a wide net for a couple seasons and seeing what takes.

Good point. I added Simcoe to the list last minute, so didn't really look much at it's availability.

Lurker here who is in the planning stages of growing my own hops. I'd be interested to hear opinions on the best mix of varieties. Here are some particulars of my situation... 1. Looking for about 8 to 10 bines, with a mix of bittering, dual-purpose, and aromatic. 2. I live in New Hampshire...