2009 Hop garden picture thread.

[a_w_taylor]

Hmmmm - that is a 6.5' box. Maybe I'll make a second next to it and figure out a trellis setup for both of them to utilize...

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[magnj]

Here are some updates on my end.

If you click through to my stream you'll find some more information about the plants and garden...

 

[GearBeer]

Northern Brewer #1 poking through. My Fuggle and Willamette from last year didn't make it through the winter, so this is my first hop of 2009.

I've got one more Northern Brewer, 2 Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Golding, Tettnanger, Hallertauer, and Nugget cooking under a 24/7 light, hopefully they'll be poking through soon. The Northern Brewers have been under the light for ~1 week and the rest were potted tonight (got them yesterday). We just had ~6" of snow, so they're going to spend a little while longer inside, under the lights.

 

[magnj]

I've got one more Northern Brewer, 2 Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Golding, Tettnanger, Hallertauer, and Nugget cooking under a 24/7 light, hopefully they'll be poking through soon.

Is 24hr a good choice? Won't that trigger flowering rather than growth? I guess it doesn't matter if it's a small light though.

 

[GearBeer]

24 hr until they sprout. The one pictured and my tomatoes, peppers (green, red chili, habanero, and jalapeno), pumpkins, watermelons, and onions) are on a 14 hr light.

My grandmother has been starting plants on that pattern for >50 years.

 

[magnj]

Oh ok I thought they were already up I must have misread. Do you think you could grow hops indoors year round and cycle between growth and flower or no?

 

[Jaybird]

We have been cutting ours back for about a month now. These were taken today. It was time to string the twine. The hops shot up over 16" in 36 hours. These are Cascade. Not sure if you can see the twines or not but this is what I was doing today.

 

[Jaybird]

And the twine

 

[JMD87]

That my friend, is beautiful

 

[The Pol]

And the twine

Gees, grow a few hops J?

 

[GearBeer]

Oh ok I thought they were already up I must have misread. Do you think you could grow hops indoors year round and cycle between growth and flower or no?

Theoretically. It'd take a lot of space and you'd have to control the light cycle pretty well.

 

[The Pol]

So I went out today to see how the hops are weathering the below freezing nightly temps here this week.

Cascade is growing the tallest at about 6", there are 7 shoots

Mt Hood is glowing the slowest, but I have 13 shoots... yes 13

Willamette is growing moderately at 3" and there are 7 shoots

 

[flyangler18]

Just checked my first years a few minutes ago:

Cascade led the charge (as expected) with 6 shoots.

Chinook in 2nd place with 4 shoots.

Willamette haven't broken ground yet.

 

[The Pol]

Fly...

I have always read about how aggressive Cascades are... but last year my Cascades were first up, and finished last. The Willamettes were the ONLY ones to produce cones, outgrew the Cascades and Mt Hood... this year the Willamette were up first but the Cascades are reaching for the sky much faster now. It is fun to watch these things grow, they are incredible "weeds"

 

[magnj]

My cascade are slow and tiny compared to Chinook and Magnum which are really taking off even just sitting in the window. All I want this year is to make one nice big IPA at the end of the season with my own hops.

 

[humann_brewing]

My cascade are slow and tiny compared to Chinook and Magnum which are really taking off even just sitting in the window. All I want this year is to make one nice big IPA at the end of the season with my own hops.

that is what I am hoping too with my chinook, but I don't think I will get anywhere near what it will take for a Arrogant bastard brew in the first year.

 

[1stTimer]

Breaking News!!!! My Nugget just broke ground sometime between 8 this morning and noon. Went home at lunch and there it was. Its been in the 60's and 70's here in MD. But tonight is supposed to be mid 20's and tomorrow night around freezing. Perfect timing. Still no sign of my Cascade or Williamette. It has only been 5 days since I planted everything.

 

[Jaybird]

Gees, grow a few hops J?

I have been known to go all out on things from time to time.

 

[humann_brewing]

We have been cutting ours back for about a month now. These were taken today. It was time to string the twine. The hops shot up over 16" in 36 hours. These are Cascade. Not sure if you can see the twines or not but this is what I was doing today.

Well it is nice to see that a drool Anyways, I have read a lot where the big growers cut theirs back at the beginning on the season as it will result in more cones. Is that what you are doing here and do you literally cut them off at the dirt or what are you doing?

 

[GNBrews]

I got my garden turned this last weekend and my 4 new hop plants in the ground, and new string on my hop pole. My last years plants have started growing, but the weather is supposed to turn cold again hopefully they won't freeze.

Oh man, is that a bird house up there? Aren't you worried about bird poop on your hops?

 

[Jaybird]

Well it is nice to see that a drool Anyways, I have read a lot where the big growers cut theirs back at the beginning on the season as it will result in more cones. Is that what you are doing here and do you literally cut them off at the dirt or what are you doing?

Yep as they shoot up just keep cutting them back just above the dirt. About every 2-3 days. you'll go out there and see several shoots that are just going nuts, those are the ones you want to keep. no more than 3 shoots per bine.
Cheers
JJ

 

[Whut]

Although I probably planted late, Hops are sprouting here in the Southwest. Gonna be interesting to figure out how to shade them come late June and July. Any suggestions? Daily temps can reach 110 or more in late afternoon which is when the sun will be directly on my plants which were planted on the North side of my house.

 

[Jaybird]

110* is ok mine see that all day long in July and August. These are sun loving plants.

 

[JarrodH]

Although I probably planted late, Hops are sprouting here in the Southwest. Gonna be interesting to figure out how to shade them come late June and July. Any suggestions? Daily temps can reach 110 or more in late afternoon which is when the sun will be directly on my plants which were planted on the North side of my house.

I am in Socal and my hops survived 110 degrees last year. They soaked up a lot of water, but they made it. (Tet and Northern Brewer)

 

[aflyershckyfan]

i have more pics of my build in my gallery if you want to see more

 

[eroth]

i have more pics of my build in my gallery if you want to see more

looks nice. you've got an awesome yard too...definitely looks like eastern PA where I grew up. love to go back.

(just hopefully the flyers come back and close this one out and keep the Rags out of the playoffs)

 

[aflyershckyfan]

looks nice. you've got an awesome yard too...definitely looks like eastern PA where I grew up. love to go back.

(just hopefully the flyers come back and close this one out and keep the Rags out of the playoffs)

Quakertown, PA
My fathers yard i am from philly

 

[eroth]

Quakertown, PA
My fathers yard i am from philly

nice. small world. my dad taught at Milford for years in Q'town.

 

[magnj]

looks nice. you've got an awesome yard too...definitely looks like eastern PA where I grew up. love to go back.

(just hopefully the flyers come back and close this one out and keep the Rags out of the playoffs)

Sorry but we clinched it

 

[tac0meat]

Finally took some pictures of mine:

Cascade on the Left, Willamette on the Right

Mt Hood on the Left, Nugget on the Right

For some reason, the Mt hood came up real fast and thick, but have slowed. One of the shoots has even dried up and died back. I water them about every other day (my soil drains real well) But the other shoots are fine.