Pictures of hop plants

[JAReeves]

No pics, but this year is the first time my hops have come back with a vengeance after harvest. Is that normal? It is bloody warm in SoCal.

 

[T Murph]

No pics, but this year is the first time my hops have come back with a vengeance after harvest. Is that normal? It is bloody warm in SoCal.

Last year I had a Cascade do that. It was still growing in November in North Alabama. I'm waiting to see what a couple others do this year that haven't produced hops yet. We've had crazy dry hot weather all summer untill a couple weeks ago. We'll see.

 

[Shropshire Lad]

1st photo: 2nd year Zeus. 2nd photo: 7-y.o. Columbus (yeah, I know they're basically the same variety. ) They're all flowering like crazy and it should be a good harvest this year.

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Does growing hops up the side of the house affect the foundations? Hop roots are very woody and my fear is that they’ll dislodge the brickwork. Can I have advice on this, please?

 

[hinkle]

Fun find from 2021. I don't claim to be good at taking pictures or growing hops.

I was told these are willamette by the person who gave me the rhizome.

 

[T Murph]

Fun find from 2021. I don't claim to be good at taking pictures or growing hops.

I was told these are willamette by the person who gave me the rhizome.

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Cool friend you had hanging around there.

 

[bracconiere]

I don't claim to be good at taking pictures or growing hops.

better picture then i can take, but that hop bine looks like it should be in the hospital!

 

[hinkle]

better picture then i can take, but that hop bine looks like it should be in the hospital!

That was the first year after moving a ~5 year old plant. I wasn't expecting it to grow very much but it did.

 

[Sylvain]

Run !!!

 

[Shropshire Lad]

Run !!!
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I had a lot of damage like that last year in London, UK.

 

[Sylvain]

Lot of damage ?
Why ?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Lot of damage ?
Why ?

Think he's looking at the small amount of ?flea beetle? (Alticinae) damage on photo 4.

 

[Sylvain]

oh yeah, they’re already here

 

[willy_mugobeer]

Does growing hops up the side of the house affect the foundations? Hop roots are very woody and my fear is that they’ll dislodge the brickwork. Can I have advice on this, please?

I'm pretty sure it does not. Before I put a Zeus in the primo southern spot there (right next to the house), I had a Willamette there for four years ... for whatever reason, it just never produced much at all. (Noble hops can be super-finicky, I've been told.) So when I dug it out I paid attention to this question ... the roots had gotten over towards, & some were kinda touching, the foundation (only like 2 feet away), but definitely weren't invading it or anything. Roots are always seeking moisture and thanks to some overhang from the roof and soil that's graded away from the wall, the foundation there is quite dry. YMMV if you have a lot of water up against your foundation all the time, though.

 

[mitchh718]

Cascade and hood are new rhizomes this year! The big plant I am unsure what they are but I just got them this year 3 years established in this pot.

 

[Sylvain]

 

[T Murph]

Got new strings up for my hops at the farm. Hoping for a good year.

 

[Sylvain]

 

[Sylvain]

 

[T Murph]

Those critters are ugly. Sorry, but I'm glad there aren't near me.

 

[JAReeves]

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Are those ladybug larvae or something else?

 

[CascadesBrewer]

@Sylvain : I am in the US and those critters do not look familiar to me, but I suspect they are not desired on hop plants (though I don't see signs of serious damage). Do you know what they are? Sometimes just a jet of water can wash critters and eggs off from plants.

The tiny bits look a bit like aphids. An image search turns up Asian Lady Beetle for the black and orange critters. Info says that they eat aphids, so I suspect you have aphids that are attracting the beetles.

 

[Sylvain]

Yes, is Ladybug (asian)
She love aphids

 

[Sylvain]

Those critters are ugly. Sorry, but I'm glad there aren't near me.

they are allies because they devour aphids

 

[Lurp Nuts]

I look forward to the arrival of those creepy little buggers. It means any aphids will quickly get turned into black and red friendly bugs.

 

[willow wolf]

Most of the time I love living in a desert. Seeing these hops...yeah, not so much.

Yakima valley is desert..no excuse! the lack of rain has some serious advantages like fungal control, as long as you have enough water to irrigate with

 

[willow wolf]

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so its said that the type of nitrogen(and also quantity) will allow aphids and other insects to grow large infestations, due to the unassimilated nitrogen in the plant's sap. I am trialling the theory now for my own curiosity, and have seen plants far less susceptible grown in only year old horse manure compost as a food source, even inside where bugs are usually much more of a problem. this webinar was great info.

 

[Brewsmith]

My chinook are going gangbusters. The cascade is taking its time and the centennial can’t decide what it wants to do.

 

[JAReeves]

I'm only about a mile away from @Brewsmith and my NeoMex are the only ones going gangbusters so far, the rest are at various stages of teenage indifference. Not worth any pictures, adolescence is an awkward time.

 

[Brewsmith]

A couple weeks later and the cascade are starting to go nuts and I think the one plant is finally decided to get going. The chinook is in full flower mode. A couple are gigantic.

 

[Sylvain]

Seedling 2022

Lubelsky

Hops Neomexicanus

Nebula, new french hops

Nebula, new french hops

Nice flowers

My little garden

 

[Kaz15]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Busy year with raising little kids. Fortunately my hops are mature and mostly self sufficient at this point, other than watering on occasion. I have been very hands off this year, but happy with the production I’m seeing!

Brewing my annual wet hop pale ale tomorrow. Always a crowd pleaser. It’s going to be Cascade and Hartwick this year. Very interested to see how the two blend.

My hops got annihilated by hail in mid May this year. But all rebounded nicely. The Cascade harvest is late as a result. My Triple Pearl and Alpharoma plants were savagely attacked by japanese beetles, but seem to be producing fine otherwise.


Cascade, year 5 post transplant. Harvest tomorrow! I have a Multihead neomexicanus growing as well, on the right side of this pic. This thing has been a challenge to grow. Year 2 in this location. Hoping for a harvest next year.

Triple Pearl year 3.

Alpharoma year 5.

Prussian year 3. This thing is a monster!

Hartwick year 5. Earthy pineapple! The heat these past 3 weeks have taken a toll, but the crop should still be viable.

Golding year 3. Never really recovered after the hail. Didn’t have the time to really give it much care this year. Better luck next year.

 

[Shropshire Lad]

I had the caterpillar problem last year which was my second season’s growth. The first year and this year have been fine.
I read that a mixture of liquid hand soap (not washing up liquid), baking powder and water to spray on a white powdery fungus was useful to remedy the problem (which I also experienced last year) worked successfully this year. I’ve been spraying on a regular basis as soon as the fungus reappeared and the leaves look a lot more healthy.