Finally got around to the hops in the first-years yard.
Most were past prime for brewing, but our main goal was to pick the plants that will continue on for next year. A little less stringent than last year - we simply judged based on the cone size, compactness, scent, the amount of cones, and plant health. Unfortunatly, the crosses did so well that we had trouble culling 90% as hoped. Instead, we decided to continue with 26 for next year:
It was surprising to see how many Nugget x Neomexicanus crossed made the cut. These plants had consistently large cones with strong citrus/spice scent.
Most were past prime for brewing, but our main goal was to pick the plants that will continue on for next year. A little less stringent than last year - we simply judged based on the cone size, compactness, scent, the amount of cones, and plant health. Unfortunatly, the crosses did so well that we had trouble culling 90% as hoped. Instead, we decided to continue with 26 for next year:
- Chinook ♀ x (Magnum x Cascade) ♂ - 7 plants
- Nugget ♀ x Neomexicanus (EV02) ♂ - 7 plants
- Galena ♀ x (Magnum x Cascade) ♂ - 4 plants
- POR ♀ x (Magnum x Cascade) ♂ - 3 plants
- Nugget ♀ x (Magnum x Cascade) ♂ - 2 plants
- (Magnum x Cascade) ♀ x (Magnum x Cascade) ♂ - 2 plants
- (Magnum x Chinook) ♀ x (Magnum x Chinook) ♂ - 1 plants
It was surprising to see how many Nugget x Neomexicanus crossed made the cut. These plants had consistently large cones with strong citrus/spice scent.