2014 Hop garden photo thread

[HoppyDaze]

Nugget




Cascade




Willamette

 

[Zuljin]

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. =)

That reminds me. We do have Rubbermaid garbage cans we turned into compost bins. Those have lasted several years. They're also shaded by a crepe myrtle and a shed. Different material? Shade? I dunno.

 

[thaymond]

Zeus
Chinook
Cascade (trust me, they're in there...
Willamette
Nugget

Can't wait to put them all in the ground this year.

 

[dlaramie08]

CTZ wins again this year!


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[Stevo2569]

I've got 15-20 plants 8 different varieties all popping up here in Tn. Threw 4 or so inches of compost on top of them and told them "not yet". Some are 4th yr so should be fun to tame. Plenty of rhizomes ready for pickin as well as some 2nd yr clones if anyone in north tn south ky is interested. Pm me.


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[rgauthier20420]

Was able to get out this past weekend and put up the Hop Line for the 1st year of growing. We've got plans to pick up 5-6 crowns to plant them in here. It's 2 pieces of 10' 1.25" conduit put 2.5' into the ground with a cable strung very tight across the length. Plan is to grow them up and then back down in a reverse V style. I know it's going to take more work, but we wanted to be able to reach everything without going 15 feet in the air. The picture is boring as hell, but it's a starting point.

 

[sablesurfer]

Updates, got leaves and don't even have to go searching for little nubins anymore.

Chinook seems to be the winner for what will grow in midwest.


Willamette was the first to start sprouting, seems prolific, but not getting taller.


My magnum appears to be the laggard with its baby purple colors still, tall though.

 

[Mleytevidal]

Getting some growth going on my cascades in miami.

These leaves look a little different, can anyone confirm that I did receive cascade here?



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[Zuljin]

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Getting some growth going on my cascades in miami.

These leaves look a little different, can anyone confirm that I did receive cascade here?
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I'm supposedly growing Cascade, and that third picture with the three lobed leaves is what mine looks like.

A few minutes on Bing images shows plants labled Cascade with one lobe, three lobes and some with both. So, yeah... :cross:

I suppose the earliest leaves could have a different look than the later, but mine have been three from the first leaf on.

 

[Mleytevidal]

Awesome thanks for the feedback


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[HBC]

HMM.. I have green! I have seen several buds and found this little green under a pile of leaves. I think that it had just the right combo of warmth and a hint of sunlight to show me that my crop should be doing well this year. I have about 60-plants in the ground right now and hope for 40lbs of harvest in fall.

 

[PapaBearJay]

I haven't checked since last night, but there was nothing yet here in Central MN. The snow is fairly well-depleted from my yard, but the ground probably not warm enough yet to promote decent growth.

 

[sablesurfer]

... and hope for 40lbs of harvest in fall.

DANG! I am hoping to say I put 'some' fresh hops in A beer. LOL.

Open question, how many bines do you experienced guys train? Can I do two bines per string? Two strings per pot gives me four bines per hop type.

 

[PapaBearJay]

DANG! I am hoping to say I put 'some' fresh hops in A beer. LOL.

Open question, how many bines do you experienced guys train? Can I do two bines per string? Two strings per pot gives me four bines per hop type.

That's the generally accepted model of training. Though if you wanted to get "funky" you could to the upside-down teepee with 4+ bines trained individually in different directions.

Just a thought...

 

[HBC]

DANG! I am hoping to say I put 'some' fresh hops in A beer. LOL.

Open question, how many bines do you experienced guys train? Can I do two bines per string? Two strings per pot gives me four bines per hop type.

I train as many as I can (usually 3-4). I have a theory in that the more bines, the more light exposure- the more the rhizomes/root system grows. I imagine that my hop harvest is limited as a result. I am growing these for a future farm and hope to provide my own rhizome stock. The hops now are a perk! Only one problem, I have a few plants that I did not label well, and struggling to figure out what they are.. therefore, I will not use those as stock

 

[CliffMongoloid]

nothing yet in NEPA.... hopefully soon

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Two of my 3 plants are already climbing their string towards the sky..

My Columbus which was a slower one on the first year(3oz dried) is picking it up this year...one of its bines is probably 2+ feet already.

 

[Roondy888]

My 2nd year centennial are coming up here in Fort Collins. I doubt we are done with our last frost so we will see what happens!

 

[NTexBrewer]

This is my second year Amalia. A New Mexico variety. And we had a cold winter by Texas standards. I'm just North of Dallas.

Bine one is 6.5 feet tall. Bine two is 4 feet tall. Guess I have to string my line from the gutter this weekend.


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[user 125772]

I didn't take any pics yet, but I have 3 coming out of the ground right now (that are 1 year old now) ...cascade, centennial,and columbus. The funny thing is this:

The Columbus is 16 inches tall right now with multiple shoots (this was the smallest last year but produced the most hops).
The Centennial is 1 foot tall with 4 shoots , (this was the medium bine last year, with 6 cones).
The Cascade is just now emerging from the ground, but it was by far the largest of the 3 species last summer, and produced no hops at all.

things the make you go Hmmm.

 

[Zuljin]

This is my second year Amalia. A New Mexico variety. And we had a cold winter by Texas standards. I'm just North of Dallas. View attachment 190917

Bine one is 6.5 feet tall. Bine two is 4 feet tall. Guess I have to string my line from the gutter this weekend.


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Nice. Waist high Cascade just east of Fort Worth here. Second year. I'm growing mine out with multiple bines so I can experiment and observe.

 

[sablesurfer]

This weekend the plants were rudely ousted from their wintering spot. String hung. (I'm not sure we are completely done with frosts, so had to leave some insulation around them for now.)





I want to cut them all back at same time, but two are still kinda short. I might do it anyway tomorrow.

 

[TylersBrewingSupply]

Here's my trellis that I will be planting 3 varieties in. First time growing hops (I'll probably kill them). Just waiting on the rhizomes (Neo-1, Cascade, and Kent)

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

Just relocated to southern Ohio and brought my adopted children with me: nugget (2nd yr), cascade (2nd yr), and a rhizome cutting off a VERY prolific centennial that I had for 3 yrs.
Put them in the ground this weekend, since the snow finally melted off. View attachment 185207View attachment 185208View attachment 185209


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Just got mine in the ground last week. Ordered from GreatLakes Hops. Centennial and Cascade. Hello from Circleville BTW

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Daaaang, a rainy/snowy week followed by a week in the mid-60's has done wonders on my third-year Brewers Gold. The one that took longer to break ground (second photo) totally exploded. It appears to have grown half a foot overnight. I might be able to get an actual harvest this year :rockin:

 

[RosiesPapa]

Last year I planted rhizomes May 1. This year I had 12" bines by April 5. Strings are up on the hop tower. 8 first year plants yielded ~2.5lbs with only some homemade compost. This year I got some duck and goose manure from the farm down the road. It makes everything else I plant go crazy, so it's worth a shot.

 

[Stevo2569]

Last year I planted rhizomes May 1. This year I had 12" bines by April 5. Strings are up on the hop tower. 8 first year plants yielded ~2.5lbs with only some homemade compost. This year I got some duck and goose manure from the farm down the road. It makes everything else I plant go crazy, so it's worth a shot.

Yeah compost rocks. I make ours from leaves leftover food and key ingredient Spent Grain. Hops love it.



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[Cottonmouth]

Everything grows better with manure. Try some bokashi or earthworm castings.

 

[Stevo2569]

Got a pick of the 4 yr old beast of a cascade. Ill probably have to get the weed eater out to tame this monster this yr. Found some bines peaking out 3 ft outside the bed from rhizomes. Mower will take care of those.

 

[jeff13]

Planting outside this weekend