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Thanks beerisgud! I’m in northern Cali...so not much for extreme cold temps. I was thinking of leaving the containers outside but under a cover so they don’t get to wet if we get a lot of rain. I will have to get some mulch for them too.

I was hoping for some tips on how to best care for my container hops over the fall/winter. How much should I still be watering? When is the best time of year to transplant the crowns to larger containers?

I was wondering if anyone here has experience trying an ice water lupulin extraction? I’m interested in extracting my own ‘hops hash’ as is done with cannabis where the flower is washed with ice water and filtered through a series of screen bags. Anyone tried this or have an input on...

I ordered 6 rhizomes (2 Cascade, 2 Comet, 2 Tahoma) from BuyHopRhizomes and 6 (2 Centennial, 2 Hallertauer, 2 Sorachi Ace) from FreshHops. Despite the FreshHops order getting hung up in the mail a few extra days and having a soggy feel, all 12 of my rhizomes sprouted and took off. I used a mix...

Comets Tahomas 3 month mark observations The 2 Comet and 2 Tahoma have all made their way to the top, 8 and 10 feet respectively. They are thickening up with the side-arms I have also been training up the twine. Flower burrs are appearing more and more each day. I’ve started to add a...

Nice cones! My Comet and Tahoma just started showing signs of flowering burrs at the top. About how long is the flowering phase?

I’m in Northern California...up by Sacramento

2 month mark observations Despite and because of my best efforts, there are only 2 Comet and 2 Tahoma still growing and looking good from the 12 total rhizomes planted. They are about 4 feet up the twine now. There is also a Hallertauer and a Cascade that have managed to survive and are...

I’m wondering myself if my plants will eventually need some shade too...probably not until August. My plants seems to love their grow bags. Been dealing with a few tiny white flies lately. I’ve got an organic insecticide and Dr. Brommer Castile soap that I’m going to alternate spraying in the...

That looks like a good setup Code! What part of Arizona are you in?

Great info! Crafting email now Thanks Code!

Hmmm...that sucks. I doubt I’ll hear back then. I emailed Santa Fe Brewing to try getting in touch with Todd Bates. I hope he’s been justly compensated at least.

Thanks Code! Tried calling and it tells me that my call can not be completed as dialed. The search continues for male neomexicanus...

Finally...yesterday the last of the rhizomes planted in containers back on April 18th sprouted. (That’s x2 Tahoma, x2 Comet, x2 Cascade) Now I’m just waiting on 2 Hallertauers to sprout and I’ll be 12 for 12. Those went into containers on April 24 along with 2 Sorachi Ace and 2 Centennial. Also...

I submitted a request with GRIN (USDA) to get some neomexicanus seed, but was rejected because I’m just a home gardener. They are sending me “educational seed”...but not sure if that’s what I want to use. Btw...I think they just released the latest accessions they collected from Arizona...

If you have any extra seeds, I’m looking to start a little hop breeding myself and would appreciate any help producing my own males.

Is there any chance you have some neomexicanus seed for sale? I’d like to try my hand at some backyard hop breeding.

I’m in Northern California where there used to be a lot of hop production before prohibition. I know there have been successful feral hop harvests in a few different locales, but for my purposes...around what time of the season do male hop plants flower? That would be awesome to find my own pollen

Does that mean you’re cutting down the crown every winter? Or do you just repot to something larger when needed? I just got my second batch of rhizomes (2 Centennial, 2 Hallertauer, and 2 Sorachi Ace). Got them potted in a mix of 5/10/15 gal smartpots. With this group I added mycorrhizal...

Great insight! Much appreciated! For me, I’m hoping to parlay this into a home hop breeding adventure. So I’m not planning to keep any crowns from this starter group longer than I need to start producing some seeds...but you never know. I would invest in a significantly larger fabric pot...