2014 Hop garden photo thread

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Looks good! Want some PA snow?

 

[thaymond]

Just ordered my Cascade, Chinook, and Zeus for this year, and replanned my layout for this year. If all goes well, I'll have fresh hopped ipas for the winter.

 

[Tritonal]

Still awaiting my rhizomes to come in the mail. But we are still covered by a good amount of snow. I still need to build a trellis though. How long after planting do the hops usually need a trellis?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Looking good

 

[nextgenxx]

My baby's are awake!!!!





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[BPO]

It is a little warmer in Texas, so it is a little further along.

 

[johngaltsmotor]

I'm planning to cut off some rhizomes to thin my herd this year, but they're still under 2ft of snow so I'll have to wait. I was just thinking the other day "I hope they don't start popping up through the snow like I've seen some flowers doing

 

[gbx]

Here are pics of roof top container grow. The big brown container is a 189L rubber maid with a 4th year Willamette, the blue container is a 120L container with a 4th year Cascade. I cut the willamette back and put the cascade in the big container because I haven't been happy with the quality of the willamette (its been a little too grassy even for willamette). here are last years pictures https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/2013-hop-garden-photo-thread-398999/index80.html#post5499990

 

[agreenmartian]

Just built some raised beds today. 2nd year Willamette and Columbus in the far bed and Centennial and Cascade will go in the close one.

 

[mozart4898]

Debated going outside today to check and see if any of my hops has broken through but I didn't bother. We've only in the past few days had consistent highs above freezing after a record snowy and cold winter. I love snow so I don't mind, but I can't wait to see my hops again this year and also get my garden in as well. Will probably be putting up some sort of new hop trellis and am also considering replacing at least one of my 4 varieties (Willamette has never done anything for me, Cascade and Magnum grow like crazy, Mt. Hood is...meh). I think they've all been crowded and not given enough room to grow up on ~7' trellises.

 

[sablesurfer]

Hop shoots at about 2inches and we are back into some freezing evenings. Hoping their leaf cover insulation gets em through. Will see by Wed/Thurs. Fingers crossed.

 

[BrewerinBR]

Hops?
Shoots?
Can not see the ground yet?
There is at least 24 inches of snow on my hop bed. We got 4 more inches over the weekend.
Was 5F at 5:15AM when I left for work....
It is still winter here!!!!

 

[Mleytevidal]

Growing Cascades in Miami - 3 rhizomes now going

 

[UWDawg13]

You guys are making me jealous. Really want to venture into growing some this year. Way to inspire!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Get on it! Now is a great time to start.

 

[UWDawg13]

Get on it! Now is a great time to start.

I need to do a little research first and build a little raised bed. Might be a good weekend project though. Other than this forum and google, do you have any suggestions for reference materials? I'm assuming full sun is good for hops, and I do live (somewhat) near the hop capital of the world. I'm in western WA, but have a southern facing back yard that's full sun I'm thinking would be a great spot for planting. Will probably start with cascade, simcoe, centennial. Any other suggestions? Heavy west coast IPA drinker and fairly new to this

Thanks, and cheers!

 

[thaymond]

I need to do a little research first and build a little raised bed. Might be a good weekend project though. Other than this forum and google, do you have any suggestions for reference materials? I'm assuming full sun is good for hops, and I do live (somewhat) near the hop capital of the world. I'm in western WA, but have a southern facing back yard that's full sun I'm thinking would be a great spot for planting. Will probably start with cascade, simcoe, centennial. Any other suggestions? Heavy west coast IPA drinker and fairly new to this

Thanks, and cheers!

I started last year. I was able to get a good yield out of potted plants I received as gifts. I am only keeping one kind as the other two don't fit the styles I want to brew. I would definitely choose hops based on the beer you enjoy and grow those. It may be wise to pick up a bittering variety. This year, I made room for Zeus, cascade, Chinook, and Nugget.

I'm not sure if Simcoe is available. I read that it is proprietary (there are many wiser than I, and I cite them from this site). I can back it up in that I haven't been able to see that variety sold to homebrewers. If you get your hands on some, share with the rest of us where you found it.

Be careful with growing hops, it drives you that much deeper into the obsession. Good luck and have fun!

 

[Rivenin]

was brewing a saison and fixing my lines between steps.
L > R
EKG - Zeus - Chinook - Cascade

 

[MrNic]

My wife and I close on our house on May 1st. I won't be able to plant until then, but I'm hoping they'll still do good. I'm going to plant Centennial and Columbus.

 

[Rivenin]

i'd at least try to container plant for now.... or at least some homer buckets with some potting mix inside to get them going maybe?

 

[MrNic]

i'd at least try to container plant for now.... or at least some homer buckets with some potting mix inside to get them going maybe?

We're in a small apartment at the moment, so I don't really have the room to do that.

 

[sablesurfer]

Nice, get some shading as well for most of the summer. Good idea.

 

[sablesurfer]

My wife and I close on our house on May 1st. I won't be able to plant until then, but I'm hoping they'll still do good. I'm going to plant Centennial and Columbus.

If you order hop starts, I do't think they will even ship until May'ish. That is how I got my six plants last year.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

We're in a small apartment at the moment, so I don't really have the room to do that.

We live in a small apartment, too, but we get it done :rockin:

We use rubbermaid tubs, actually. Very large volume and about 1/10th the cost of a garden pot or barrel of the same size.

But obviously, YMMV

 

[Rivenin]

Nice, get some shading as well for most of the summer. Good idea.

thanks! that was the sorta plan. Its covering my newborns window, so hopefully it'll keep it a bit cooler in the summertime

 

[gbx]

We live in a small apartment, too, but we get it done :rockin:

We use rubbermaid tubs, actually. Very large volume and about 1/10th the cost of a garden pot or barrel of the same size.

But obviously, YMMV

One downside of rubbermaid tubs is they don't weather very well. This is my 4th season with mine and they are very discoloured and brittle from the sun. I've been considering using a large plastic garbage bin as they are huge, even cheaper than a rubbermaid tub and probably better suited for outdoor life.

 

[Zuljin]

I used a Rubbermaid bin to store charcoal in, and left it outside most of one spring through fall. No. They do not handle outdoors very well. It got brittle.

Those black plastic nursery pots will last outdoors for quite a while.

 

[hyperboarder]

My wife and I close on our house on May 1st. I won't be able to plant until then, but I'm hoping they'll still do good. I'm going to plant Centennial and Columbus.

We moved into our house in late April of last year and I planted 2 Cascade rhizomes that day. They yielded close to a pound total with vigorous growth all season. Already showing good shoots this year, I just built a new trellis as they overcame my little 5' one by early June last year. The new one is pushing 9' and quite a bit bigger.

Unrelated, you should PM me that ten fidy clone recipe .

 

[OleBrewing]

The frost was 5feet plus here in ND with not much snow cover in areas. When the under ground water pipes are freezing it has been cold. I am hopping (get it) that last years rhizomes will survive. Started 5 varieties 9 grew well last year, 1 was done in by the dog. Maybe my area will get more rain this year so I don't need to tote the hose around the yard to trickle for 40 minutes at each plant.

Here's to a good harvest.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I used a Rubbermaid bin to store charcoal in, and left it outside most of one spring through fall. No. They do not handle outdoors very well. It got brittle.

Those black plastic nursery pots will last outdoors for quite a while.

I'm on three years with mine now. Through 115F to -15F weather with everything in between short of tornado and hurricane.

My bins must be made of magic. =)