2013 Hop garden photo thread

[johnsnownw]

Thaats prolly going to be a cutworm and that sucks! Luckily you're likely to still get some new growth and a harvest out of that plant.

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into cutworms. I hope it does pull though...I was kind of surprised how well it was doing as the rhizome didn't look great when I planted it.

 

[froghat]

This is a 4 year old willamette vine I have growing along my fence in Nashville TN. I pulled up a perle and a Zeus vine this year that weren't producers and replaced them with rhizomes from this plant and I also have a couple of cascades that have burrs on them.

 

[bottlebomber]

This is a 4 year old willamette vine I have growing along my fence in Nashville TN. I pulled up a perle and a Zeus vine this year that weren't producers and replaced them with rhizomes from this plant and I also have a couple of cascades that have burrs on them.

Good lord, that things huge!!

 

[NevadaWolfPack]

Would love to be showing something, but have yet to get growth from the two rhizomes I planted.

 

[Komocabo]

Here's my crop. From left to right: Willamette, Galena, Magnum, Cascade, Zeus, and Centennial. The last 3 are first years. The ones in the left are 2 years old or more. Cascade and Centennial are about 4 feet high, Zeus is about 8', and the older crop is about 14'. Should be a great harvest this year!

 

[specialkaye]

They can go super crazy for sure, even my first year Cascade rhizome thats only been in the ground 60 days is nearly 15 feet now and has like 18 inch side arms grabbing everything it can.

Awesome. Good job.

 

[specialkaye]

Artichoke Hops!

I too tried this variety this year and they failed horribly.

 

[specialkaye]

I've been trying to get around to taking an update pic for a little bit now. Finally got one. Try and figure out which one is my second year Centennial lol...

I'm not sure which one is the second year. Could you move that big bush out of the way and maybe we could see it?

 

[jethro55]

This is first year chinook, cascade, and magnum in pots. They are starting to take off and will soon be over the top.

 

[brewinsam]

First year bed at my folks place (I live in a 3rd floor apartment). Tilled in mushroom compost, manure, and general compost to improve the very clayey red dirt. Finally put up the monstrous hop teepee (thanks to EdWort for the inspiration) and transferred the bines from green tomato stakes.

Each leg is 2 10' sections of 1" conduit joined together (and braced inside with a wooden dowel at the joint), then just hammered flat and bolted together along with a pulley at the top.

My two Centennials growing fairly well (center back), one of the sad little Columbus plants in the foreground, and left edge of frame is one of the big Cascades I have. All first year plants.

The two Cascades (the largest is over 6'), behind them is a spinach plant and there are marigolds planted around the bed.

It was pretty difficult to get this thing raised, it's not small but only cost around $60 bucks. The hops went in late (just around 2 months ago) and the weather here in Oklahoma has been a little ridiculous since then. I think we've had something like 14" of rain in the last 30 days, and we've had twice as much rain in the last 6 months than we did in the entirety of last year. I think I definitely need to get some fertilizer in there and keep an eye on their growth. They're going to get a little more sunlight soon as I'm trimming some branches and taking a couple of eastern facing trees soon. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Awesome. Good job.

I wish i could say it was my doing, all 3 of my plants were planted in the same soil mix, all have the same sun conditions.

Cascade is now almost to the top of my 17 foot root growing 3-4 inches a day easy.

The Columbus and Newport are still only 4-5 feet high though going super slow.

I think it just comes down to the Cascade rhizome i got was the strongest of the 3.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

It was pretty difficult to get this thing raised, it's not small but only cost around $60 bucks. The hops went in late (just around 2 months ago) and the weather here in Oklahoma has been a little ridiculous since then. I think we've had something like 14" of rain in the last 30 days, and we've had twice as much rain in the last 6 months than we did in the entirety of last year. I think I definitely need to get some fertilizer in there and keep an eye on their growth. They're going to get a little more sunlight soon as I'm trimming some branches and taking a couple of eastern facing trees soon. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

As with other people doing Teepee designs with mixed varieties, you could have issues when the plants are in their 2nd or 3rd season and grow to the top of that easily, then they will all grow together into a giant blob of hop bines and you wont have any chance of telling what is what when it comes to harvesting.

 

[OkThen]

Here is my garden

 

[brewinsam]

As with other people doing Teepee designs with mixed varieties, you could have issues when the plants are in their 2nd or 3rd season and grow to the top of that easily, then they will all grow together into a giant blob of hop bines and you wont have any chance of telling what is what when it comes to harvesting.

The plants may not be there for the 2nd season... There's rumors of a pool going in but thanks for the heads up.

If they stay I'll probably move the Columbus and Centennials around to the eastern side of the house.

 

[brewmcq]

Doing not too shabby up here in northern Maine...

 

[Stevo2569]

Here is my garden

Nice setup.

I think I might be able to harvest some in a couple weeks. I've got cones full of lupilin and starting to browns at tips a little.

 

[waterskj]

Here they are after a little trim

 

[Nomad]

Cascade. Then Willamette. Needs something-- we've had a cold summer so far up here close to the lake.

 

[Matteo57]

So I have had my hops in the ground for 2 months now, water daily basis, and they are growing very slowly compared to what I have read and what I see in a lot of these posts. They are only first year hops. They are centennial and they are growing in full sun in So Cal weather (so usually 75-85 degrees, and they are in a big 20 gallon pot.
I just threw some miracle grow on them about a week ago hoping that will help a bit. Any other suggestions? Is this normal? Slow?
Thanks!

 

[jheld00]

So I have had my hops in the ground for 2 months now, water daily basis, and they are growing very slowly compared to what I have read and what I see in a lot of these posts. They are only first year hops. They are centennial and they are growing in full sun in So Cal weather (so usually 75-85 degrees, and they are in a big 20 gallon pot.
I just threw some miracle grow on them about a week ago hoping that will help a bit. Any other suggestions? Is this normal? Slow?
Thanks!

I've got 4 new centennial in a raised bed in STL and they range from 12 feet to 4 feet.

As long as they look healthy I wouldn't be concerned. They are spending most of the time developing roots. If I get one decent cone this I'll be happy.

The other obvious question would be how is the drainage in the pots? Honestly I wouldn't worry how high they get I would worry how well the roots grow.

You should get some great growth next year.

I've seen 20ft first year growth with zero flowers.

If you can dry hop a 5gal batch with your first year harvest you've done better than most

 

[dudasaj]

Unfortunately I have been planning moves for the last 4 years and I continue growing in pots and buckets until I get my own place. Last year I got a total of 6oz dried from 4 different varieties.

I got a few late season rhizomes last year and got them started in May 2012 so they are decent 2nd year plants now. On my Trellis I have: Centennial, CTZ, chinook, galena, Newport, nugget.

I got more late season Rhizomes on a closeout sale in early may. Next year I will be adding: tettnang, hallertauer and Cascade.

 

[jethro55]

Unfortunately I have been planning moves for the last 4 years and I continue growing in pots and buckets until I get my own place. Last year I got a total of 6oz dried from 4 different varieties.

I got a few late season rhizomes last year and got them started in May 2012 so they are decent 2nd year plants now. On my Trellis I have: Centennial, CTZ, chinook, galena, Newport, nugget.

I got more late season Rhizomes on a closeout sale in early may. Next year I will be adding: tettnang, hallertauer and Cascade.

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They look great ! Keep up the growing. That is what it is all about.

 

[specialkaye]

As with other people doing Teepee designs with mixed varieties, you could have issues when the plants are in their 2nd or 3rd season and grow to the top of that easily, then they will all grow together into a giant blob of hop bines and you wont have any chance of telling what is what when it comes to harvesting.

I did teepees too. Though, I didn't have any trouble raising them by myself. I actually thought it was pretty easy. But, I also used a new teepee for each variety so I don't have the top cluster mess. I have Cascades on one and Centennials on the other.

 

[Brewitt]

Here are some shots of my cascade growing from the jute to the rebar of the structures I described earlier in the thread. I guess GPS can climb rebar pretty well. Good news.

 

[RUNningonbrew]

 

[PSUBrew]

I was at my grandparents house in PA this weekend and noticed this vine growing around an old boat. My grandfather used to make wine, but not beer to my knowledge. This is just a small section of a 20x20 foot area completely covered with the stuff...I thought it may be some variety of hops, but I figure the only way to tell for sure is to wait and see if it produces cones or male flowers...any guesses? FWIW it is not actively growing up the walnut tree it is underneath, just a huge tangled mess about 2ft high along the ground...

 

[bottlebomber]

^^ It looks to be wild hops. I know there's some threads about things people have tried to do with them. They are not as desirable as cultivated varieties but I don't think they are worthless.

 

[jay_mack1]

Here is the start to my Hop Garden. The Cascade is moving right along, waiting on the other two to do something. I planted Centennial and Chinook!

 

[PSUBrew]

^^ It looks to be wild hops. I know there's some threads about things people have tried to do with them. They are not as desirable as cultivated varieties but I don't think they are worthless.

That was my thought as well. I am just going to keep an eye on them as the season progresses to see what becomes of them...maybe I'll dry hop a gallon of pale ale with them as an experiment.

 

[RachmaelBenApplebaum]

My ghetto hop garden, living on the S SW wall of my duplex in a little strip of land behind where I live. First year Willamettes side by side, leaves look different between the plants though.