Canadian Supplier of Hop Rhizomes?

[Farside]

I don't have mine any more. I grew them in bags of compost mix for 1 year. They all went really well (even had cones) except for the Sterling which almost died. It was weak from the get go.

We had to move house in the middle of winter and when I came back to pick them up in the spring, the new owners had disposed of them :-(

Will try again we we buy a house (maybe this spring ??)

FWIW I live in Thunder Bay, ON. Hardiness zone 6-7 (it was -40 C here last week) and hops grow like weeds around here.

 

[Drynk]

I bought one nugget, cascade and ultra from http://sacabane.com/ in spring 2012 had a bit of nugget last year, i just harvested half a pound (fresh) of nugget there seems to be around the same quantity of cascade and there is maybe 20 cones of ultra. All plant seems to fares well here. I live in zone 2a had -45C last winter and around 75 free frost days this summer (i lost 2 lines of radish in early july due to frost, never saw that before). Tomatoes and vines froze a few days ago, and no problem with hop. I harvested nugget because it looked like the time to do it, cones started to turn yellowish-brown. That's been a few years i have vines and i'm thinking to replace them for hop because of the numerous spring and fall frost. I'll just make more beer and stop worrying about the cold.

 

[andy6026]

Does anyone in a wooded area know if the wildlife will obliterate a hop garden? My parents live in a location that gets warmth, lots of sunlight and has plenty of space, but they have lots of trouble trying to grow even a simple vegetable garden because the local wildlife completely plunder it. They're near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. I've ordered some hop rhizomes, and am debating with myself which of two locations will be more suitable.

 

[Farside]

I haven't heard of deer bothering hops in the past.
It grows so quickly, that it's above browse height within a few weeks.
It's also rather rough / prickly. There are probably more tasty things to eat nearby...

 

[dand]

Does anyone in a wooded area know if the wildlife will obliterate a hop garden? My parents live in a location that gets warmth, lots of sunlight and has plenty of space, but they have lots of trouble trying to grow even a simple vegetable garden because the local wildlife completely plunder it. They're near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. I've ordered some hop rhizomes, and am debating with myself which of two locations will be more suitable.

I know hops can be poisonous if eaten by cats and dogs, so i imagine most wild animals can tell enough to stay away from them. It might be worth trying to plant a hedge of hops around your garden and see if it does anything to keep other critters away.