Tiny Texas (Houston Area) Hop harvest

[TexasTea]

Saw my 2 vines of cascade were ripe. This is my first year.. I'm planting the other rhizomes in pots for the first year and will transplant in the spring.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

That's pretty cool! What pint of beer are you going to make with your haul?

Seriously though... How much sun are you giving them? Do you just keep them outside? I wasn't sure they could up to sub tropical climates.

 

[TexasTea]

That's pretty cool! What pint of beer are you going to make with your haul?

Seriously though... How much sun are you giving them? Do you just keep them outside? I wasn't sure they could up to sub tropical climates.

I think I got enough for a pony bottle (8 0z.) I will throw this in my next batch after the boil for some flavor.

They got full sun. I'm about 30 degrees latitude ( 5 degrees too far south) and they say hops grow well more than 35 degrees latitude, so growing ANY at all here is a bonus. This is my last try. I have about 30 or so rhizomes I'm trying in pots. I dusted them with rooting compound, stuck them in large pot with a handful of coffee grounds and some other nutrients mixed in with the potting soil.. I have 1 huge and four smaller Centennials, 5 Cascades, and a pack of 20 cascade B grades. I am planting these things 2-3 per large pot (same variety in a pot). I figure I'll bring them in or cover them for winter and transplant in the soil in the spring.

I am keeping these in a location I walk by every day to insure I keep them watered when they dry out and taking all year to choose their transplant location wisely.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Very cool. I might have to give this a shot next spring.

 

[Snuffy]

I’m impressed with the way they float around the furniture.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I’m impressed with the way they float around the furniture.

Texas is magic. Just sayin.