MN hops are up

[Seabee John]

here's a couple of pics from when I transplanted the crowns... all 3 pics are of my 1st year fuggles crown

When I got home from drill tonight (Navy Reserve) I measured the tallest bines. They are leafing out and standing about 4 inches. I also ordered and planted one more cascade which brings me to a total of 3 cascade and one each of Nugget, Fuggles, and Goldings

 

[homebrewer_99]

I have about 8 crowns of Hallertau up.

Several plants are over 12" tall with 15-20 nice thick vines already. If they hold out the crop will be very nice this year. :rockin:

 

[Seabee John]

Here are the latest photos, all are leafing out minus one cascade that I ordered late... been in the ground about a week and a half and already 6 tiny shoots are poking through!

Here's the progress:

one half of my cascade crown:

the other half:

Fuggels: just look at all the shoots!

Goldings: Trying hard to catch up

Nuggets:

All in all things are going well... watering everyday and using plenty of cow poo.

 

[slnies]

Nice hops Wally! The last one looks like you have been feeding it radio active waist. It's a mutant! LOL! Good job.

 

[Odawg]

I like your method of measuring the hops, Seabee. And a little bit of encouragement for the hops too, eh? Showing them where they will be lucky enough to end up in once they're big and strong enough and bearing cones?

 

[Seabee John]

I like your method of measuring the hops, Seabee. And a little bit of encouragement for the hops too, eh? Showing them where they will be lucky enough to end up in once they're big and strong enough and bearing cones?

I didn't think about the encouragement side of things.... how true, how true.... I was basically choosing a measuring tool that even the druk HBT'rs could understand