2015 Hop garden photo thread

[hungry4hops]

Harvested the top half of my cascades last night 3lbs wet, and have them drying in the basement with the dehumidifier set to low

 

[cram]

The last posts and pics have been awesome. Had my first harvest day today of Chinook and Centennial. Here are the highlights. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437955474.991171.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437955506.184810.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1437955536.883671.jpg

 

[thaymond]

The last posts and pics have been awesome. Had my first harvest day today of Chinook and Centennial. Here are the highlights. View attachment 292533View attachment 292534View attachment 292535

That little good guy has been keeping your green leaves all safe from any and every bad guy bug. Your next brew with these hops have to be a tribute to the killer mantis. Good looking plants too!

 

[SoCalGrowGirl]

This is how we're getting it done in Southern California. Gotta use the natural environment to your advantage! Hope the picture comes through

 

[day_trippr]

Pretty picture.

But I think you have to live in California to consider a concrete pool surround as "natural environment"...

Cheers!

 

[SoCalGrowGirl]

Pretty picture.

But I think you have to live in California to consider a concrete pool surround as "natural environment"...

Cheers!

Lol touche. I was referring to the palm trees. Gotta use whats available!

 

[day_trippr]

Cones, cones, and more cones, gracing my upper deck.
Centennials and Fuggles to the far left behind the Chinook in the foreground, and Cascade on the right.



No sign of mites, but I'm seeing very minor random damage from Japanese Beetles, and a few aphids have arrived.
I'll definitely be pulling the Cents and Fuggs down this weekend, and ladybugs will be deployed in a couple of days on the rest...

Cheers!

 

[Leezer]

Wow, some awesome looking plants on here! Gives me something to aspire to. I am just starting out with a couple first year plants, a cascade and a goldings. They were off to a slow start but are starting to grow a lot more. And today I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of these on the cascade. A modest start but still glad to see them.

 

[olotti]

My transplanted heirloom cascades in pots now but will get a permanent home next year. I'm surprised to see what I have especially on the runt bine which started out late as a rhizome and amazingly has burrs on it, lost the lead tip at some point otherwise it would've been a lot taller. At this rate looks like prob a end of August/sept harvest time, hitting them with bloom booster for added phosphorus. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438129374.921644.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438129429.299971.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1438129469.710567.jpg

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Loving the pictures folks!

 

[1fast636]

Got mite infestation on my Columbus that was ransacked by japs and pulled threw but the 2 spotted spider mites are doing bad damage on the lower part thinking about just cutting her down she doesn't look happy has burrs but is odd looking sorta wimpy looking burrs I sprayed some insecticidal soap mixture 4cups water 2 tablespoons soap last night but doesn't seem to of worked

 

[day_trippr]

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I have read that to make effective insecticidal soap mix you need to use real soap - like Castile - not dishwashing detergent - because the former has the fatty acids that do the killing that the latter lacks. I don't know if this is true or not, but it made sense and the cost differential is close to zero.

So I've been using Dr Bronner's Castile soap mixed with water in a 2g wand sprayer the last 3 years. Once the sun is down in the tree line I soak the stems and the underside of the leaves from bottom to top, then do it again 5 days later (<- important, because eggs take 3-4 days to hatch, and eggs apparently tend to survive treatment).

Best as I can tell, this regimen works well if employed rapidly to the first signs of an infestation.
A few weeks ago it stopped the beginnings of a swarm dead in its tracks...

Cheers!

 

[capsloc]

I think they might be ready to harvest in a few days. Can't wait!

 

[DurtyChemist]

I have a question. How long does it take from seeing burrs to them forming into hops. And does the process get faster when you have more mature plants or is the weather also more of a factor. Just curious I have flower/ burrs on my first year heirloom cascades but they don't seem to be progressing that much actually I'm surprised to even see this much growth from transplants but they were from really strong heirloom plants so they have a good backbone. Been watering everyday and giving a bloom boost every two weeks to help them along.

I have two first year plants. One gets more afternoon sun than the other (opposite sides of the yard) and one is showing the burs that will eventually (fingers crossed) become hops. I'll post up some pictures (iPhone sideways) when they start to turn into hops and we shall find out. I think they have been there about a week to 10 days so add that in. I would guess a month. This is my first year growing hops.

 

[POAS]

Wow! Those are impressive! Mine look like crap compared to these....

 

[HomeDrewBrew]

First Yr Cascade doin great.

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[day_trippr]

1AM and I'm finally done putting this years Centennials in the oast.
Aaaand finally treating myself to the first beer...of yesterday

Cents at the far right...


Dropped the suspension line to make things easy...


I dunno how big that is but it's chock full of bearing arms...


~23' of mature bines left standing...


198.5 ounces of wet Centennials...


Oast loaded and running. I also run the shop's 1200cfm exhaust blower to pull all the moisture out of the house.


I'm so pooped I might not even get to my nightcap stout...

Cheers!

 

[thaymond]

1AM and I'm finally done putting this years Centennials in the oast.
Aaaand finally treating myself to the first beer...of yesterday

Cents at the far right...
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Dropped the suspension line to make things easy...
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I dunno how big that is but it's chock full of bearing arms...
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~23' of mature bines left standing...
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198.5 ounces of wet Centennials...
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Oast loaded and running. I also run the shop's 1200cfm exhaust blower to pull all the moisture out of the house.
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I'm so pooped I might not even get to my nightcap stout...

Cheers!

That is sexy. Don't forget to add your totals to the running thread.

 

[PapaBearJay]

Sexy!

 

[Kharnynb]

The unknown hop that was taken from a local farmyard at some point 20 years ago is making burrs, still no clue what it is though.

 

[DurtyChemist]

Here are mine. South facing backyard with the better plant getting more of the afternoon sun and it's planted in the ground. The one in the pot didn't get watered for a week or so during some high heat which is probably the bigger reason it's not doing as well and why it's brown but it's still growing. The one in theh ground has some manure and peet moss in the ground when I had plans for a garden in the ground...then I built a raised bed. Both appear to be growing hops. No trimming at all during the year and we had a hard frost after these started popping up.

 

[Snowden]

Houston, we have hops!

 

[thaymond]

Harvest is coming. Soon, friends. Soon.View attachment 1438521230171.jpgView attachment 1438521246062.jpgView attachment 1438521259179.jpgView attachment 1438521276506.jpgView attachment 1438521305161.jpg
Pictures from Zeus, Cascade, and Chinook.

 

[day_trippr]

Light this evening kinda sucked but shot these anyway.

While my Centennial harvest was a good two weeks earlier than has been "normal" over the previous four years, this Chinook is probably two weeks from harvest, which would be pretty "normal" here.


And it looks like there's going to be a race to the oast with the Cascades as these also look to be about two weeks out (dammit!)


Still-young cascade cones are looking good.


Looking at the cone populations I'm guessing I'll end up with nearly three dried pounds of each when the petals have settled - which would be pretty typical as well...

Cheers!

 

[olotti]

Light this evening kinda sucked but shot these anyway.

While my Centennial harvest was a good two weeks earlier than has been "normal" over the previous four years, this Chinook is probably two weeks from harvest, which would be pretty "normal" here.
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And it looks like there's going to be a race to the oast with the Cascades as these also look to be about two weeks out (dammit!)
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Still-young cascade cones are looking good.
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Looking at the cone populations I'm guessing I'll end up with nearly three dried pounds of each when the petals have settled - which would be pretty typical as well...

Cheers!

First those are beautiful. Second how long does it take you to harvest all those hops, that looks like a lot of work but I know it's all worth it.

 

[Siberian]

Built a structure on our deck to act as a privacy wall.

Has a 1 2nd year Centennial on it and 2 first years. The 2nd year plant accounts for 90% of the growth showing. Can't wait til next year with all 3 plants being more mature. :rockin:

Considering the fact that it's in full shade by 2-3pm, it's doing really well.

 

[day_trippr]

First those are beautiful. Second how long does it take you to harvest all those hops, that looks like a lot of work but I know it's all worth it.

It took about an hour to lop off all the bearing arms from my Centennials, then six solid hours to strip the cones before weighing the mass and loading the oast. For a bit over 2 and a half pounds dry weight.

Clearly, not a money making operation

Cheers!

 

[DurtyChemist]

Reasons to never give up on your hop plants. This started as a rhizome cutting from a local grower. I planted it n January and it broke ground in April. Hard frost comes and the growing end just dies. This thing didn't grow an inch since April but I still watered it. I look closer today and I see new growth. This is in a 15 gallon pot and I expected it to grow the most but I'm just happy to see it is still alive. I have another hop that was dried out and turned brown but still shows new green growth. These things are probably stronger than weeds!


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[MI_Dogman]

I am at work for another couple of weeks, but my wife just sent me some picks of my first year cascade! It's my first time growing. If you notice in the bucket, there are also two tomato plants in there. I grew a tomato plant in that bucket last year, and apparently there were a couple of seeds in there.

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[CharlieJ]

My first cones are starting to Develop.