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Not that anyone probably follows this anymore...but a mini update anyway. Not much was done with The Beast since the last post, but it doesn't seem to have minded being mowed down to the dirt! We're gonna try to build a bigger, better trellis, but the darn Beast just keeps gobbling up every...

You are correct, neither of us have been on here in a long time. Bkelley was supposed to be helping me work with this plant in exchange for the hops at harvest time to brew some beer, but life occurred for both of us...Last year, we did not harvest the plant at all, so I still have no idea what...

As I said, there was a tree growing up through it a few years ago which my father pulled out with the backhoe. We feared that we might have killed the hops in doing so, but it came back anyway. It hasn't quite gotten as big as it was, but it's getting there.

Anyone know anything about Japanese hops??? We've found another plant elsewhere on the property (not an old one!!!) that appears to have the same properties as our old hop...but different leaves and not cone shaped "fruit." I found a picture on Wikipedia of a Japanese hop plant, and this really...

I wondered if it would hurt it to cut it off...that's what I read on the internet and it said to mulch heavily around it, I was just afraid of killing it. I don't even know exactly where the thing comes out of the ground! Should be interesting...

Need to know about the "digging up rhizomes" thing too...always wondered how you propagate them so we could plant more elsewhere...I have grapes, but there you just take a good cutting and dip it in rooting powder...I have alot to learn!!!

Thanks! We'd like to try to find out what kind it is, and how to take care of it. I know nothing about it, so if anyone knows of a good book or website or has suggestions, we'd love to hear about it. It does well left on its own apparently, so I'm always hesitant to try to do anything to it...

Speechless...in a good way?

This last one is just to show the size of the plant...That's my full-size SUV (Trailblazer) beside it, and yes...it's bigger than the truck. There is a bunch of Tearthumb (or whatever it goes by in your area) growing into now, so harvesting it will be fun! The hop seems to be sending runners out...

Ok, that seemed to go well...so here are some more pics! There should be one closeup of the hop cone and one that isn't as clear, but bkelley's hand in the frame gives a better indication of the size...The individual cones seem to range between 1 and 2 inches long, average being about 1.5...

Ok folks, I'm the infamous cousin with the mystery hops plant that we need help with...sorry for the wait. I'm going to try to explain and post pictures, but please bear with me as I'm a nube. The hop in question was planted in 1926, but we have no idea what kind it is. We are of German...