Ammature Hop Breeding / Seed Trade?

[Legume]

I am intrested in small (backyard) scale ammature hop breeding.

This year i harvested seeds of my first cross.... Amalia x Citrusy American Male

Amalia is a Neomexicanus variety, the male parrent is an unknown that I grew from purchaced seed; but its sisters were cascade like in their aroma.

It would be fun to trade some seeds with others intrested in this sort of thing.
If you have hop seeds from known parents (or at least known female parents), and are intrested in trading a few seeds...please PM me.

I would also be intrested in (viable looking) seed that you collected out of purchaced leaf hops.

It would be great to trade some seed, and share our experiences with growing them out and evaluating them.

 

[yanick74]

I want!!

 

[PapaBearJay]

I am intrested in small (backyard) scale ammature hop breeding.



This year i harvested seeds of my first cross.... Amalia x Citrusy American Male



Amalia is a Neomexicanus variety, the male parrent is an unknown that I grew from purchaced seed; but its sisters were cascade like in their aroma.



It would be fun to trade some seeds with others intrested in this sort of thing.

If you have hop seeds from known parents (or at least known female parents), and are intrested in trading a few seeds...please PM me.



I would also be intrested in (viable looking) seed that you collected out of purchaced leaf hops.



It would be great to trade some seed, and share our experiences with growing them out and evaluating them.

There are not any "verified" hop seed dealers but you can easily (and commonly) find seeded hops in "whole cone/leaf" hops. You'll have the best luck with hops originating from the U.K. but can likely find them also in the U.S. or other European grown regions, albeit in lower quantities.

 

[Legume]

There are not any "verified" hop seed dealers but you can easily (and commonly) find seeded hops in "whole cone/leaf" hops. You'll have the best luck with hops originating from the U.K. but can likely find them also in the U.S. or other European grown regions, albeit in lower quantities.

I have intentionally bought whole leaf U.S. hops a few times just to look for seeds (I prefer pellets for brewing), but have never found any.

I might have to buy some U.K. leaf hops and try again!

 

[Apimyces]

I have found very few hop seeds in whole leaf hops from non-UK origin. 1-5/oz, typically, often none.

UK hops, though... ton of seeds.

I'd trade seeds with fellow amateur breeders, but I have no interest in neomexicanus genetics.

 

[yanick74]

I am intrested in small (backyard) scale ammature hop breeding.

This year i harvested seeds of my first cross.... Amalia x Citrusy American Male

Amalia is a Neomexicanus variety, the male parrent is an unknown that I grew from purchaced seed; but its sisters were cascade like in their aroma.

It would be fun to trade some seeds with others intrested in this sort of thing.
If you have hop seeds from known parents (or at least known female parents), and are intrested in trading a few seeds...please PM me.

I would also be intrested in (viable looking) seed that you collected out of purchaced leaf hops.

It would be great to trade some seed, and share our experiences with growing them out and evaluating them.

Hello, here are those beautiful babies!!

 

[yanick74]

I am intrested in small (backyard) scale ammature hop breeding.

This year i harvested seeds of my first cross.... Amalia x Citrusy American Male

Amalia is a Neomexicanus variety, the male parrent is an unknown that I grew from purchaced seed; but its sisters were cascade like in their aroma.

It would be fun to trade some seeds with others intrested in this sort of thing.
If you have hop seeds from known parents (or at least known female parents), and are intrested in trading a few seeds...please PM me.

I would also be intrested in (viable looking) seed that you collected out of purchaced leaf hops.

It would be great to trade some seed, and share our experiences with growing them out and evaluating them.

Your seeds have already started to bloom!

They are only 5 months old! from seed!

I'm going to cross them with a male from the center of Italy!!

 

[yanick74]

So are they now.They have an intense aroma of peach and grapefruit. in some plants the cones are double.

 

[Apimyces]

With some thought, quick to flower genetics could be of interest. XD

 

[Legume]

Yanick74,

Your plants look great.
I am happy to see you getting cones so quickly from seed!
I have about 40 seedlings from the same cross planted in pots, but they do not look as nice as yours.

 

[nattachai]

Hi Legume,

I want to trade seeds from Cascade leaf hops. I have around 100 seeds. Here is the pictures of some seed.

PS. I live in Thailand and growing hops here.

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[marc_]

I think it's great people are breeding their own hops.

Where did you track down your original male rhizomes? Or do most people start from seeds they've found? I'd love to start experimenting with some crosses.

Cheers!

 

[Apimyces]

You can occasionally find seeds in whole leaf hops, especially UK ones, or from a few seed vendors. Germination tends to be poor, though. In whole leaf hops, they go to great pains to remove all oxygen... those seeds have living embryos, they need oxygen. Heating for the drying process can also be harmful. Ideally hops are not overheated to dry... but yea, things aren't always done as they should.

Still, it can get you going. Otherwise, I think many do some seed traders/swaps. I've traded seeds with a bunch of people. I'm all out for now, but I'll have a lot of fresh seeds in a few months. Harvest should be in october.

 

[marc_]

Great info. I tend to grow all my own hops so haven't bought hops for a while. Might have to try again.

 

[Apimyces]

https://www.richters.com/Web_store/...300&show=all&prodclass=&cart_id=9067811.14941

I've had bad germination rates with them... but if you stratify correctly and sow the whole packet at once, you should still get a dozen or a few plants from that. Pretty much garanteed to have at least one viable male from the lot. For less than 5$ (+ shipping).

 

[Legume]

Of the 40 plants grown out from seed (Amalia x ?) sown in Feb 2018, almost all of them flowered this summer; these are some precocious genetics. I selected 6 females that produced nice cones with intresting aromas, the rest were culled. The 6 will be devided and planted out in a couple of locations in 2019. Aromas are largely peach and citrus, i think there are probably 1 or 2 winners in the bunch.

I also made a cross between a precocious male from this population and Centennial. I will sow the 30 or so seeds i have from this cross in Feb.

 

[Sylvain]

Hello, I got some seeds from Amalia, maybe it’s yours, by the way.
I got a delicious female, the aromas just before maturity were very citrus, honey and Green tea.
then it became tropical with a very earthy olfactory return. young producer plant with an interesting yield (50 cones from the first year of germination, in a small pot)
I would be curious to know what gives the continuation of your own seedlings.
Amicalement, Sylvain