2014 Hop garden photo thread

[gcdowd]

Found a major pest in one of my hop boxes. Any ideas how to get rid of it?

Get that dog away! Hops are fatal to canines!

 

[hossdawg]

 

[kirbcheck]

Hops are poisonous to some dogs... however, mine gas eaten her fair share with no ill effects.

 

[catdaddy66]

Don't have a nice space for these yet, but they were a surprise gift my brother. These sat unattended for 4-5 years and they look great! Cascade variety... Jackpot!!!

The one on the right has a rizome coming out the bottom. It was a foot deep!

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[kymalt]

RE hops being poisonous to dogs.
I am a veterinarian and homebrewer so this topic is quite interesting to me.
Some dogs will experience a very severe reaction to consuming hops, the reaction is called Malignant Hyperthermia or Malignant Hyperthermia like reaction, this condition if untreated is usually fatal. Not every dog is susceptible to this condition.
At this point the potential for toxicity after consuming leaves or stems is not known, all reported cases in the veterinary literature are a result of ingestion of hop cones, usually spent hops. Suffice to say best policy is to not let them have any part of the plant.
It is suspected that Greyhounds may be at an increased risk for MH so be extra careful with the hops if you have a Greyhound. (Of course I do lol)

If anyone has questions about hops and dogs send me a message and I will try to help find the answer.

 

[gcdowd]

Interesting kymalt, good to know. I just assumed all dogs reacted poorly

 

[mjbrewer]

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[2BeerSpeer]

Ready to run strings. ..finally

 

[Sanchothe7th]

Put in the cedar plank open bottom planters they are 2'x1.5' and 14" deep the earth is tilled up about 8 inches below it. hopefully this will make my life easier in the coming years. All the lengths are around 14' long training them at that angle is kind of annoying but they seem to like it.

10 varieties to see what grows best here as well as some serrano peppers and strawberries for beer additions.

 

[bristela]

So here in Maryland my Columbus has already produced an apical cone. If previous years are anything to go by this means it won't be growing vertically any more (it's currently ~14 feet high) and will hopefully be putting its energy into cone production. There are certainly a good number already beginning to form (second pic). The Cascade and Willamette still seem to be growing happily, even if they haven't started showing signs of cones yet.

 

[kirbcheck]

So here in Maryland my Columbus has already produced an apical cone. If previous years are anything to go by this means it won't be growing vertically any more (it's currently ~14 feet high) and will hopefully be putting its energy into cone production. There are certainly a good number already beginning to form (second pic). The Cascade and Willamette still seem to be growing happily, even if they haven't started showing signs of cones yet.

That's pretty much where my Columbus is. Although it's ask going vertical. I'm in Nebraska btw.

 

[WoolyBooger]

Things are coming right along in the south I am in the Ozarks region of Northern Arkansas and my hops are nearly fully developed already! They are criss-crossing their way up a 10 foot tall arbor.


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[brewerJase]

Things are coming right along in the south I am in the Ozarks region of Northern Arkansas and my hops are nearly fully developed already! They are criss-crossing their way up a 10 foot tall arbor.View attachment 202522View attachment 202524View attachment 202525


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im liking this. cant wait to see a picture of that arch completely covered.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

My 2nd year plants are coming along, Cascade just like last year is the front runner. The side arms coming out of the thing are already over 3 feet long on each side. This ridiculous plant gave me 12oz dried in its first year...we were picking forever. Its already starting its leftward journey towards the Columbus plant, when it gets near i will do as i did last year and turn the bine around from the window and send it back the other way.

Newport is doing much better this year, last year both the Newport and Columbus got stunted for awhile due to lack of nutrients i think, still got 3oz dried out of each their first year so cant complain.

Columbus is also reaching the roofline now.

 

[Zuljin]

I'm noticing hops growers like to live in two story houses. ipe:

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

I'm noticing hops growers like to live in two story houses. ipe:

It does make for a relatively easy 20 foot trellis, $7 for a few eye bolts and a roll of sisal/jute twine and your set.

 

[bristela]

That's pretty much where my Columbus is. Although it's ask going vertical. I'm in Nebraska btw.

There must be some sort of optimal point for the plant to switch from vertical growth to cones production. Not sure what it is or how you might figure it out though.

 

[rolewiii]

Just bought a house at the end of February, moved in just two weeks ago. I haven't had any time to design a nice trellis for my 11 varieties, so I'm kind of just rigging them and hoping it all works out. I'll have some legitimate trellises next year, and the hops will finally meet the soil in their third year.

Hopefully the order ends up the same:

Some wild hops foraged in CNY
Glacier/Willamette/Chinook
Canadian Redvine
Liberty

Chinook and Kent Golding (not pictured) are stealing the show this year. Liberty is struggling, but I think it might just be a slow starter.

 

[IBEWJamie]

Finally got a enough time tonight to put the ropes on the hop trellis and prune up the hops and get them on the ropes.

 

[temple240]

Here are my first year hops. The marigolds were just planted today. I plan to build a trellis soon.

 

[sablesurfer]

Finally got a enough time tonight to put the ropes on the hop trellis and prune up the hops and get them on the ropes.

Haha...it's a hop may pole!

 

[sablesurfer]

Update from the mid of the midwest. (No cones yet, those pics making me envious.) So far I have learned:

- 1) Organic blood meal is being applied 2tbls per pot once a week and the plants look much happier for it.
- 2) From last year, watering is much more regular, instead of when the tops of pots look dry, I am basically watering every other day on cool (<90f) days and every day on hot days. They appear to appreciate this
- 3) I have had to basically double the neem oil bottle's instructions to make it effective. The lowest mixture on there did no good. In a spray bottle, I fill that very bottom curved area with neem oil, one drop of additive free dish soap, and to top with water. This stops all leaf chewing for about a week. (ps...this is the recipe those 'other' herb growers use so I tried it out.)

The Centenial hit the roof and exploded. Side arms everywhere, and of course up at 16ft and out of my reach to take care of. Sigh.


Cascade had hit the roof first, and looks like all hop flowers starting up there? Again out of my reach to take care of...silly plants.


The rest of the harvest garden, looking ok and they are all over 10ft mark now. Ironically willamette (on end) the hardiest in terms of multiple bines.


And all my babies out back are doing pretty good so far. These are the cuttings I took of the first shoots, rooted in bottles, and potted as backup plants.

 

[Rivenin]

Closest to furthest, cascade, zeus, chinook, EKG

 

[MrNic]

Finally got my twine strung up.

Centennial

Columbus

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Here's a couple pics of my 2nd year hops. I'll not sure what they are though, forgot to put labels on them! Hoping to tell the difference when they mature. Starting to get side arms, those are the flowers, right? I didn't get anything last year.

Yea those side arms are what ur plant throws out to hang some cones on!

 

[McRoth]

Yea those side arms are what ur plant throws out to hang some cones on!

Thanks! Didn't get any cones last year so I wasn't sure.

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Thanks! Didn't get any cones last year so I wasn't sure.

She will reward you this year and many years to come for taking such good care of her

 

[sablesurfer]

Thanks for this thread Reno_eNVy. I was able to go back and recreate my growing diary that I should have been keeping all along.

 

[jeff13]

 

[jleiii]

Quite a variation in growth rate here. 2nd year cascade winning the race to the top.
3 in the middle were new but arrived too soon and did not survive the artic vortex, although 1 did and doing very well.