2009 Hop garden picture thread.

[kinison_fan]

Pic of hop garden this AM:

Man, that is a sweet home hops garden.--looks mini-pro!

 

[calpyro]

Man, that is a sweet home hops garden.--looks mini-pro!

Thanks,
They really do go crazy when established.

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

Calpyro, just noticed the location in your signature...that's awesome. I figured you were somewhere in CA with those big oak trees in the background.

 

[SOB]

First year grower here. Hops have been in pots about one month now. Weather has finally been nice for about 2 weeks now. The first week I planted I had to pull the containers into the garage for 2 days due to cold conditions. They still sprouted within 10 days of planting. They get sun about 8 hours a day right now...

*please ingore the crappy (lack-of) landscaping, we're getting there! *

Hallertau has been growing nicely.

Willemette slowed down recently and started looking dry even though we've been getting lots of rain. I chemically fertilized about 2 weeks ago but I recently put down some horse manure too and the Willemette started back up.

Here's the over-all view. It's about 15 feet to the top of the rope. Harvesting (if there is any this year) should be pretty easy with the window right there. Either hang out the window or un clip the rope and let the bines down carfully.

 

[david_42]

Sad to see, but this is all that's happening as of yesterday. Most of that green is just wild carrot. I hate weeding!

And another week of cold and wet predicted. I'm trying something different with the yarn this year, I staggered the attachment points on the T-bars.

 

[NWBasementBrewer]

I know there short but i thought id show a picture of my babies at about 10' tall so far!!
If you want to see my Flickr pics check out my link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38070686@N08/sets/72157617521793147/

 

[FxdGrMind]

must be the radiant heat from the siding on your house.... Mine are not much better than Mr Oregon above you. 6-10 inch bines that aren't long enough to train on the twine...

First year... so I'm hoping that's it rather than something else... Like a "Brown" thumb for growing hops...

 

[hungrymonkey]

these are two weeks old.

All but the Zuess took off. The Mt Hood is the most prolific. It is now at 3' of growth!

My grandfather gave me some a few weeks ago. He took a shovel and just dug up a chunk of ground around the shoots. So far they have grown quite a bit.

 

[bkwdz]

my first year. hadn't planned on going so tall initially, but stumbled onto a really good deal on 20 Ft 4x6's at our local feed store.


1 Mnt Hood
2 N Brewer
2 Williamette
2 Fuggle
1 Nugget
4 Cascade
4 Chinook

 

[mrkristofo]

Looking better than my last post:

Overview with the new garden boxes in front:

Right row (Back to Front): Hallertauer, Golding, Centennial, Cascade
Left row: Northern Brewer, Fuggle, Nugget:

Cascades looking kinda weird:

Close-up of Cascade leaf:

Hallertau (also looking kinda weird):

Soil tests showed low nitrogen, which amazed me since I planted with a bunch of compost/manure, Neutral/slightly alkaline pH, high phosphorous, and average potassium. I'm thinking the curling leaves might just be a function of the cooler nights here still. Either way, added a bit 'o fertilizer to correct the supposed low nitrogen.

 

[gwalt]

my first year. hadn't planned on going so tall initially, but stumbled onto a really good deal on 20 Ft 4x6's at our local feed store.


1 Mnt Hood
2 N Brewer
2 Williamette
2 Fuggle
1 Nugget
4 Cascade
4 Chinook

Congrats! Awesome setup... plus you've already done a better job dead ending your hops than a CATV company does cables...

 

[Schlenkerla]

My bushes got a Brazilian today.

Cascade Bush..

Nugget Bush...

Need to trim both

 

[cuinrearview]

My bushes got a Brazilian today.

Well......??

 

[humann_brewing]

My Willamette is way ahead of any other plant I have and is starting to train itself around the 2x2 it will travel up.

I will get some pic up soon but they are only 1st year hops. I think it is a direct correlation to how much sun it gets compared to the other plants I have. I think it gets a solid 8 hours of direct sun where the others are more like 6 or maybe less. The days are definitely getting longer and I trimmed a neighbors tree that was blocking a little late sun from hitting them so hopefully they will start chugging along here soon.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Well......??

All that other junk got trimmed away. Outside of the tomato cages.
You need pictures? You can't imagine what it looks like now?

 

[HBHoss]

My first year plants 12 days later:

1st three are Glaciers 2nd three are Willamettes.

 

[HBHoss]

Here's the third picture:

 

[The Pol]

I will have to get some pics when I get back home in a cpl. days. Mine are between 6' and 8' tall. The leaves on te Mt Hood are about 4" across!! They are HUGE

 

[HBHoss]

I will have to get some pics when I get back home in a cpl. days. Mine are between 6' and 8' tall. The leaves on te Mt Hood are about 4" across!! They are HUGE

That's excellent Pol.
I got my rhizomes shipped to me late, it seems. I figured I wouldn't get much the first year anyway. Next year should be good though.

 

[cuinrearview]

I will have to get some pics when I get back home in a cpl. days. Mine are between 6' and 8' tall. The leaves on te Mt Hood are about 4" across!! They are HUGE

I'm starting to wonder if Mt. Hood is a great variety for us midwest growers. My MH has been my most prolific grower of the second years from the get go this year. It's about three feet up the rope and it sent up the most(20+) shoots.

 

[bmarley5780]

Centennial on bottom. Nugget top....

Pic take last weekend....Them centennials are slow growin for me...!?

 

[Bobby_M]

We've had so much rain in the last two weeks. I'm really glad I got these transplanted from pots to the ground before then. If the thunderstorms hold off today, I'll finally get the trellis assembled to give them something to climb. This is pic is from 2 weeks ago.

 

[The Pol]

Now, I never had leaves like this last year.

 

[humann_brewing]

Man, I wish I could just skip to next year and start at year 2 for my hops. Mine need to grow so they can cover up my pool pump and filter.

The 12 ft high trellis looks like a little overkill for these small things at the bottom.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Man, I wish I could just skip to next year and start at year 2 for my hops. Mine need to grow so they can cover up my pool pump and filter.

The 12 ft high trellis looks like a little overkill for these small things at the bottom.

I had an 18' that was too short, then a 24' was too.

 

[humann_brewing]

I had an 18' that was too short, then a 24' was too.

Yeah, I am thinking if they get up to the top this year I can nail another 2x2 and extend another 6 ft or so. We will see what they do this year. My willamette is waaay ahead of the rest right now and is already training itself.

I am building a fan style trellis this weekend to attach to a fence to give my 3 cascades something to climb. I think it may top out at about 11 ft high but this is about the only option I have in my back yard. I wish I had the room do give them maximum sun and height but maybe the next house.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Both of my plants are now 10' tall. These are 4th year and both will reach the top of this pole by June.

Nugget

Cascade

 

[humann_brewing]

Both of my plants are now 10' tall. These are 4th year and both will reach the top of this pole by June.

Yep, I will have to employ a new plan next year probably but this is what I set up this year.

It is close to square 12ft x 12ft and to the right is where I have the cascades and going to put a fan trellis on the fence.

 

[david_42]

The Columbus finally came up. At least I hope it is Columbus and not another Sunbeam shoot. The Sunbeam got moved under an apple tree and it has a good start. Last week, things were looking grim. This morning I was out with the clippers cutting extra shoots everywhere, despite the near-freezing temperatures the last couple mornings.

So, I'm 9 of 9 at this point.

 

[KingBrianI]

Here are my first years. Hoping for enough between them to aroma hop a beer this year!

Golding

Northern Brewer

Centennial (just emerging)