First Year Crop

[ardyexfor]

Not bad for the first year...




Zeus(2 Plants): 1 lb. 3.5 oz.
Cascade(2 Plants): 13 oz.
Centennial(2 Plants): 1.9 oz.
Fuggles(1 Plant(Lucky Dog)): .5 oz.

Wasn't expecting anything so all in all not bad. Can't wait to see what next year brings!

 

[Kmcogar]

From what I read, that's a really good yield. What's your secret?


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[aqualung23]

Wow. Very impressive. This will be my first year and I would be over the moon if I got that kind of yield. +1 on any tips you feel helped to give you such a good 1st year crop.

 

[aqualung23]

Also I prefer the name Zeus.

Sounds way cooler than Columbus.

 

[cmoewes]

So looks like you planted 4 varieties, how many rhizomes of each did you plant??

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

So looks like you planted 4 varieties, how many rhizomes of each did you plant??

It looks like 2 of each and 1 of one variety...

We had a good year last year in Oregon for hops, which of course is why they are grown here commercially, my first year plants also took off like gangbusters.
I pulled 12oz, 4oz, 4oz dry off my single Cascade/Columbus/Newport plants last year.

 

[ardyexfor]

Didn't do anything too crazy. Had a timed drip system hooked up to an outside faucet. Supplemented two feet of the soil with some potting mix and mulch and manure before they went in. Also dusted the rhizomes with rooting hormone. Other than that we had a lot of good sunshine last year.