rhizomes in december?

[awarner]

i know this is far-fetched but is there any way possible to get some rhizomes before spring? it gets pretty nice in the southern nevada desert in late winter so i wanted to get a little head start indoors

 

[Yooper]

No. They are dug up in the spring, separated, and available for sale then. It's usually in the early spring.

 

[Andrea]

Someone would have to compromise the survival of their rhizomes to divide them now for you.

You really don't get a head start because in addition to soil temperature at night, hops respond to day length and seasonal air temperature variations.
What hops you start indoors have as much chance of dying as thriving when you introduce the plants to the outdoors when the hops are working in the wrong season and wrong phase of life.

Patience, spring is on its way

 

[awarner]

alright thanks guys im just excited!