Great Lakes Hops

[benzy4010]

What happens when the hops reach the top? Do the all converge in in big tangle? Also how tall was your set up ?

I'm going to do one like this

 

[AndMan3030]

The Columbus hops went nuts. The main bines kept climbing looking for places to go once they had reached the top, finally wrapping around the main line. Tons of huge side-arm-nests at the top. Like a huge crown. The Glacier hops grew much slower and didn't shoot out as many side arms, and didn't cone out like the Columbus did. I have them spaced about 3' apart from one another so they should be pretty manageable, even as they grow back bigger and better next year. The posts are 14' long each. From the top of dirt to the top of the eyelets, its about 11 feet. The raised bed was built a little high in order to keep the dogs out.

 

[2BeerSpeer]

bump b/c GLH kicks ass...just saying!

 

[AndMan3030]

My crowns are going nuts!

 

[NorthForkHops]

Great Lakes are good people who know what they are doing. I've ordered about three thousand plants through them in the last year. All came alive and healthy. I would highly suggest paying for faster shipping if you can.

 

[plusultra]

south florida hopping with Michigan hop alliance hops. I planted them in late February and have already picked some cascade hops last week.:rockin:

 

[ststephen5]

Just got my crowns in the mail yesterday, a chinook and a cascade. Got them in the ground right away with good soil and watered well. I’ve set up white fabric around each to protect from direct sunlight as well. Today, just about 24 hours later, the chinook has dry, brittle leaves that appear to be turning upwards. Should I be concerned? I suspect it is way to early and this is normal as the crown is simply in “shock” and adjusting to its new environment. I would appreciate your thoughts!

 

[neild5]

Where are you located and what have the day and night temps been?

 

[2BeerSpeer]

About ready to string mine.

 

[ststephen5]

Neild5:Located upstate NY, Glens Falls. Hour north of Albany. Nights have been in the low 40's that past few with day time highs just under 70. It did also rain like hell the fist day the crowns went in the ground.

 

[Eshorebrewer]

My second year hops are going crazy, just pruned up the bases over the weekend and the bines are almost at the top of my 15' lines.

 

[MeanDeuce]

Can't say enough great things about GLH. Ordered a Chinook crown, got a free Fuggles crown too, its humongous!

 

[brian4508]

We got ours yesterday ! Pumped!!


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[brian4508]

And a partial view of where they get planted tomorrow!


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[2BeerSpeer]

Damn. ..that's nice

 

[AndMan3030]

Starting to shoot out side arms already! Its insane how fast they grow.

 

[AndMan3030]

Update from this morning... all but 1 have reached the top. Tons of side-arms!

 

[Eshorebrewer]

The Chinook are going crazy and the rest aren't far behind.

 

[AndMan3030]

Just did some serious trimming. Cut everything back about 2.5 feet off the ground in order to protect the pepper plants I have growing from the prickly arms and leaves, and also to bring in more light. So pumped to see these ones cone out! gonna need a cable rope next year!

 

[thaymond]

Looking good! I had so. E chives that were hanging g out with my four plants, and they ate them while I was on vacation. I came back to a jungle, and I was too busy with work this week to trim anything back. Oh well, they were fun while they lasted.

What are you using this year for your top cable? It's looking pretty stressed with your big old healthy plants! Good work!

 

[thaymond]

Another happy hoppy GLH customer. Here's a before pic of the setup.
Here's a shot from last week.

Here's all four plus a tomato plant. Tons of sweet succulent t romantic tomatoes of that bad boy too! I think it likes my hops fertilizer schedule! The leaves look all droopy because I just pulled a couple dozen nugget sidearms out of it. She was trying to eat the tomatoes to go with her chives!

 

[AndMan3030]

Look at these Monsters!

 

[benzy4010]

All of my hops have seemed to have stalled this year I don't know what happened. Is there any way to jump start them a little I gave them a little fish emulsion but I've been out of town a lot this spring and summer


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[AndMan3030]

Starting to see burrs... getting stoked!!

 

[AndMan3030]

The first picture is of my Glacier Hops, they have a few weeks left. The Columbus Hops have about a week. Super excited to brew some fresh IPA's soon!

 

[AndMan3030]

The Nugget Hops on my patio fence are about ready as well...

 

[AndMan3030]

My buddy's hops from post #31 two years later. These things are MONSTERS - Viking on the left, Centennial across the middle, Willamette on the right.

 

[B-Hoppy]

. . . The Columbus Hops have about a week. Super excited to brew some fresh IPA's soon!

You've got a good bit of male bloom there. Check for seedlings in the vicinity!

 

[phug]

How on earth can you tell from that picture?

nvm, I only looked at the last picture.

 

[B-Hoppy]

Some of the 'things' in that pic don't look like the others. There's a few clusters of what look like very small grape clusters (probably about buckshot sized balls) in amongst the actual cones. If you've never seen them you'll probably just pass them by?