Growing hops in Mississippi.

[dcarter]

Looks like paradise to me!

 

[maf58d]

hops today, Saturday. Nugget is up to 11 foot, Cascade is up to 13 foot.

 

[maf58d]

Good to here from you dcarter. Yes I like to at least get down there at least a few minutes each day to get a break from anything else going on. after a good rain like last night the creek is generally flowing pretty good. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

I have a few rooted cuttings from my hops that are potted. If anyone is up in Mooreville, [just east of Tupelo] and is interested in trying to grow your own, stop by and I;ll give you some to try. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Still have hops to give and send to good home. are well mannered and house broken. Will outgrow their small containers soon though. Looking for loving family or person to take them in. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

I have more pictures I was going to put on, but computer disc space is acting up bad, can't enter them in to then load them. Nugget is up to 15 ft. Cascade is up to 17 ft. and covered with hop burrs. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

For all who are interested in pictures of the hops progression, it will be a couple days at least till I get my computer back from shop. Was so used up on space that nothing was left to use to clear anything out, sort of like constipated to the piont of death.I can post from computer at work, but can't post pictures from here. Hops are really taking off since last pictures, and I want to show them to those interested, so I'll post them as soon as I can. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Ok, have another computer that is much bigger than old one in capacity, but different in system,so have to figure everything out all over again. Do have picture doing loaded, so here are pictures taken on Friday the 24th. All cascades are over the top, and one nugget is also. Plus cascades are full of early cones, nuggets are filling up on burrs. Looking real good on year so far. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Not far from first cascade harvest, plus nuggets going from burrs to small cones. ---Mark F.---

 

[jrodskreet]

when is the ideal time to plant the risomes here?

 

[maf58d]

I would think April, but these things are tough and hardy. Any time would be ok. Come by, get some, plant them and watch them grow. If they are given a good bed soon, they may even produce some cones this year. ---Mark F.--- Just noticed that you are a good ways down state from me, but if you or someone you know are up this way, give me a holler and pick some up.

 

[jrodskreet]

Thanks man. That's really nice. Might have to make a trip up there one weekend soon

 

[maf58d]

Still have cuttings and they need to be planted.

 

[maf58d]

New lesson learned. Do not use sisal twine for hop bines. Had three break in three days straight on heaviest bines, spent most of day today reworking them with heavier rope. Face is lightly sun burnt, but hops are back to happy. ---Mark F.---

 

[captainkirk83]

I would love some plants but I'm down in madison and don't get your way often if ever

 

[captainkirk83]

G

 

[maf58d]

captainkirk83, if you get in contact with jrodskeet, he may be coming up this way next week. May work with him on getting some, maybe offsetting his cost on travel a little. ---Mark F.---

 

[eagle83]

Just found this thread. I got a few rhizomes in the ground this year in Brandon.

For first year rhizomes and someone who has never tried gardening I think they are doing okay. I'll try to remember to snap some pictures next time I get a chance. My tallest is my Nugget plant which is about 4'. My Cascade is just a few inches shorter, and my Columbus has kind of stalled at between 2-3'.

I used a 50/50 mixture of composted manure and top soil.

Here is an old photo from probably around April when they first started putting out bines.

 

[maf58d]

Looks good eagle83. If you have a cotton gin close, my favorite compost is from a gin,[hulls and stems], everything I've used it on has done great, and the one near me is free to get. Just back up to it and shovel or mulch fork it in, pickup load at a time. ---Mark F.---

 

[eagle83]

Nugget
Columbus
Cascade

 

[jrodskreet]

nice

 

[maf58d]

Hops today, thought first harvest of cascade would be ready today, but when I dropped them down they didn't feel quite there yet. They should feel papery, like a wasps nest. They felt moist still, like a head of crisp lettuce. Check again tomorrow. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

A very nice day today for first harvest of first hops. First three pictures are before, during, and after picking, with the during shot showing the bines lowered. 4th picture is bucket after picking, 3 pounds net, wet hops. Last picture is drying frames with box fan under, and old box fan shells between. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Was going to harvest #2 cascade but nugget were more in need. #1 nugget had more mature cones then #2 nugget, but picked all that were ready on both plants. Picked 12.5 ounces today. 3 pounds of cascade picked a few days ago came out to be 9.5 ounces dried. Will pick #2 cascade after nuggets are dried. --- Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Last of first harvest. #2cascade picked today, 1 pound 12 ounces, though drier than first cascade, should yield about same dried. Nugget dried to 3.5 ounces. Middle picture shows fresh picked cascade next to dried nugget. ---Mark F.---

 

[tdbc2011]

Your hops look great! I planted some Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial mid spring. The centennial sprouted but the Cascade and Columbus did not. I even planted two more cascade rhizomes but they did not sprout. The Centennial are about 14 feet tall and have a few hops. I realize that I will not have enough to use but it is great to see some cones form. I do see a lot of bugs on the bines. They are .25 to .50 inches long and wedged shaped with tight wings. They will fly when touched. Have you seen these on your hops?

 

[maf58d]

Hey tdbc2011, if you could post a picture it would help to identify them. Could be stink bugs, leaf hoppers or maybe even assassin bugs. White flies are the worst, because they are the start of an aphid infestation that can do real damage, but they will be much smaller than described. If you can get some organocide, this does a good gob on most anything I've had. ---Mark F.---

 

[maf58d]

Dried harvest of #2 cascade came to 8 ounces even for a total of 1 pound 1.5 ounces of cascade and 3.5 ounces of nugget. New burrs are on all four plants ready for a new round. Still have plants to go, if anyone is around this way. ---Mark F.---

 

[tdbc2011]

Here are a couple of photos. I wish I was a little closer so that I could get a plant or two!

 

[maf58d]

Well, I still don't know what you have there. Maybe one on a piece of paper to get better look at features. Are they sucking or chewing on the hop plants, or eating other bugs? ---Mark F.---