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I'm in Kentucky. Truthfully, our Winter wasn't any longer than normal. Just seemed like it to me.

No doubt. I was pretty excited to see that little guy this week. After the long winter I was wondering when they might start popping up.

Just popped up two days ago. Cascade!!!

It was definitely a training exercise alright. For about 3 minutes I was scrambling. I read the same thing about aroma being low. The more I contemplate the more I think I will just see how it turns out. Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah, I panicked a little and didn't even think about pulling the hop basket. I was just trying to remedy the situation before I went too long. Wasn't smart enough to think of that I guess. I was never really worried about the beer being undrinkable or...

Good deal. Sounds like a plan to me. Appreciate the help.

Thanks. Yeah, I didn't figure that it would make too much of a difference, but just wanted to make sure. I guess now the question, how much hops and what kind? Maybe, 0.5 oz or a little less of Hallertauer for about 3 or 4 days????

Ok. So, I made a mistake with my hop addition and need some advice, thoughts, projections about how my beer might turn out from folks that may have made a similar mistake. My initial recipe is for a Vienna Lager that I want to have ready for early Spring. 5 gal recipe: 4.0 lbs of Munich 3.0...

Quick update. My Cascade is looking nice at the moment. I didn't include any pictures of my Centennial because I'm somewhat embarrassed. I'm not sure what's going on with them. I swear, it seemed like I had some hop cones that were ready to be picked by mid June. Granted, and...

My Centennial is coming along nicely!!! The Cascade has a ton of burrs, but no hop cones yet. Everything is looking great though.

The heat in the buckets is definitely something I worry about. That was one of the warnings when I began reading about using buckets. I was going to paint the them black, but that was a big no-no as well obviously. Haha. They are covered by some shade during a small portion of the day so...

My first visible "baby" hop cones. These are from the Centennial. Oh boy!!! This is getting exciting!

Well, as I said earlier in the post, I'm not quite sure what to expect. It seems like mine are getting at it pretty well. Of course, I have nothing to compare it to, but time will tell.

Those things popped out in about a day. I checked on them the day before and I didn't see a thing. Now they are all over the place. Both plants have really done well so far. They are right at two months old and they are about to head up the line!!!

Is this what I think it is?!?!

Yeah, I guess they could do that. If they do, I'll comply, but I'm going to let them run for the time being. I have built a makeshift trellis that will allow for about a 20' run of hops and then tied onto the pole about 10'-12' up. Maybe they won't get that big the first year. We'll see I guess.

Yeah, I think I'm just going to let them grow. Maybe trim some of the bottom leaves just to keep air moving and to limit bugs. Otherwise I'm going to let them take off. I would prefer to grow them in the ground but I have some pretty poor soil here. Very, very wet. This is basically just...

Well, I'm not 100% sure since this is my first experience in growing hops, but that Centennial looks like it to me since it only has the one shoot that has taken off like a rocket. The Cascade has 3 or 4 shoots however.

Quick update: The Cascade has begun to bine to the bamboo. My Centennial is approximately 4 ft tall now!!!

Thank you so much. Yeah, the soil on my property is not the greatest. Very, very wet. I'm afraid that I will have to resort to raised beds or something moving forward.