Who else has received their delivery from Great Lakes? (pix)

[res291que]

Is that going to be tall enough just on the shed?

 

[jessox80]

Bines will flower above 5'. I've seen gardens with long horizontal bines, they just need to be trained by hand an bit more.

 

[BradleyBrew]

Its 8' from the ground to the trellis plus the additional feet from the stake. Each guy line is about 10'. If its not enough so be lol

 

[res291que]

Just wondering cause I might do the same thing, but have read they can climb as high as 20'

 

[BradleyBrew]

Yeah I've read that as well. I guess in my mind I am giving each plant 20+ feet of line to climb. I'm just giving it the old college try if it works out great.. if not, guess it wasnt meant to be

 

[Flatspin]

Finally got around to getting a recent picture of one of my crowns that I bought from GLH this year. This is a Centennial that's been in the ground for 3 weeks. It's been crazy weather here in Chicago this spring, but still, the one on the left is over 4 feet tall already!

 

[jester5120]

Mine shipped today. I'm getting the beds ready for the next few days hoping they get here by wednesday or thursday

 

[soccerpall86]

Got a shipping notice to Massachusetts today!

 

[badbrew]

Alright I just bought some. Hope they don't fry in the 105 F July heat.

 

[sweetcell]

Mine shipped today. I'm getting the beds ready for the next few days hoping they get here by wednesday or thursday

if your shipping experience is like mine, i'd expect them on wednesday. mine were shipped on a wednesday and delivered on friday. they were sent USPS priority mail.

 

[HokieBrewer]

Planted mine back at the end of February. 3 out of 4 are over 3 feet tall now!

 

[BradleyBrew]

The trellis is done. What do you think? Crowns will be here tomorrow!!

Its a little tight up top but we will see

Gets sun from about 12pm until sundown.

 

[sweetcell]

where are you going to plant the hops? in between the stakes, or directly in front of them? depending on your answer: are you concerned about hops getting all tangled together at the top?

 

[BradleyBrew]

where are you going to plant the hops? in between the stakes, or directly in front of them? depending on your answer: are you concerned about hops getting all tangled together at the top?

directly in front of the stakes. I'm a little "concerned" they are all "c" hops so we will see what happens.

 

[GreenBoneBrew]

I'm glad I found this thread. Just placed my order and first time ordering hops, so I got a variety.

Mt. Hood, Centennial, Magnum, Willamette, Chinook, Perle, and Nugget.

Thoughts?

 

[sweetcell]

I'm glad I found this thread. Just placed my order and first time ordering hops, so I got a variety.

Mt. Hood, Centennial, Magnum, Willamette, Chinook, Perle, and Nugget.

Thoughts?

very nice variety and a good mix of bittering & aroma/flavor. also a nice variety within the aroma/flavor hops. well done. if you find yourself with extra room next season, you could always throw in a cascade, although you will already have a centennial for that "american hop" flavor..

 

[jester5120]

got mine today. was gonna plant today but weather is calling for a freeze tomorrow and didn't want them to start their life in my yard with that

 

[Homercidal]

Placed my order! Don't tell my wife...

 

[boss13]

we have not had freeze, but after planting them last Thursday, 2 of my six plants look rather dead.....lost all their leaves and the bines have dried out......I hope they will make it......


I did follow the directions that came with the plants.....I guess these are grown in a greenhouse, and so they go through a little bit of a shock when first planted outside? How long should I give the plants to recover fully and start growing?

 

[sweetcell]

boss13 - don't panic, at least not yet. give them 2 weeks although they might come back sooner than that. there should still be enough energy stored up in the roots to send up new bines. the sprouts might have been killed by the cold or frost, but chances are good that the lower roots/rhizome is still alive.

 

[Homercidal]

Wife reminded me that we have had a freeze warning, but IMO it's still way early. I have way too many sprouts to worry about a freeze at this time. Plus, In my experience it takes a bit to really kill them.

 

[boss13]

boss13 - don't panic, at least not yet. give them 2 weeks although they might come back sooner than that. there should still be enough energy stored up in the roots to send up new bines. the sprouts might have been killed by the cold or frost, but chances are good that the lower roots/rhizome is still alive.

Thanks.

As much as I loved the GLH product, I'd hate to see it go to waste at a 2 out of 6 rate.....

 

[jester5120]

I wanted to be a cool kid too and post a picture of my plants that came yesterday. The top pic is all 6 sitting in the kitchen sink in my mini brewery. I have them living there until tomorrow after the frost we're supposed to get. The bottom pic is just to show the base of monster chinook they sent me

 

[arg]

One of the 3 cascade that I ordered. I was impressed, highly recommend these folks to anyone thinking about starting to grow hops. These things put rhizomes to shame!

 

[GrimyHoboSack]

He told me to pick a date. On that day 2 1/2 weeks ago I got a email shipping notice.

Thanks, that's good to know. I ordered a while ago and put a note of

Planting in Connecticut, Zone 6A. I think shipping April 15th would be best, but you probably know better than I do.

so I wasn't entirely sure when these were coming. Definitely glad I'll have a bit of a heads up.

 

[BradleyBrew]

Anyone have experience with crowns. These are the first plants I have EVER planted... kinda sad. Anyways, I planted them in a bed of supersoil, lightly mulched. Water everyday?? Just a little at a time? Do people build structures to "lightly shade" the plants?

I feel like a newbie beer brewer I just continuously over analyze and fixate on these plants lol

 

[badbrew]

Anyone have experience with crowns. These are the first plants I have EVER planted... kinda sad. Anyways, I planted them in a bed of supersoil, lightly mulched. Water everyday?? Just a little at a time? Do people build structures to "lightly shade" the plants?

I feel like a newbie beer brewer I just continuously over analyze and fixate on these plants lol

Keep the soil completely wet all the time until they root in. Then allow them to dry down in between cycles. Don't let the roots sit in saturation though. Make sure the excess water drains away from the root zone. Wait a week or so and see if there is any new growth. When a burst of growth starts hit them with some nitrogen in a balanced fertilizer (3 numbers on bag). Organic is great. It will be black powder. Don't overdue it though. Water the fertilizer in well.

I ordered a few days ago and have heard nothing. I wonder if they will just send them or if I need to communicate.

 

[jester5120]

I have very little experience with crowns too. I bought too many cascade rhizomes last year late in the season and now i have about 14 crowns. I'm only trying to take care of about 4 and the rest i'm experimenting with cuz i don't need that many cascades. Anyhow.... I wasn't quite sure what the best way to get my new plants in the ground was either. So thanks to those of you who are sharing your experience with us.

 

[jester5120]

I ordered a few days ago and have heard nothing. I wonder if they will just send them or if I need to communicate.

GLH sends a shipping notification. I wondered the same thing. I got a notice on monday and had my hops on wednesday

 

[wolverinebrewer]

we have not had freeze, but after planting them last Thursday, 2 of my six plants look rather dead.....lost all their leaves and the bines have dried out......I hope they will make it......

I did follow the directions that came with the plants.....I guess these are grown in a greenhouse, and so they go through a little bit of a shock when first planted outside? How long should I give the plants to recover fully and start growing?

Any plants that have been grown for a couple of months in a 60-70* greenhouse need to be acclimated to your climate if you live in a northern state. With the heat wave we had in the last couple of weeks greenhouse temps can push into the 90's. You cannot receive these plants with all of that tender foliage and plant them outside. This is why your plants look dead. The shoots probably were frosted. Here in Michigan I can expect freezing temps up to the middle of May. I'm sure your frost date is even later being in Minn. While your plants took a hit, they will push up new shoots when the soil temps get up to where they need to be. You just happened to experience the reason why I wouldn't get too excited to receive a tender plant in March.
For anyone else out there that is receiving any crowns with 12" of tender growth on it needs to pot them up and only put them outside during the day and then put them in the garage at night. We are going to have many more frosty nights.
Or if you don't care about the current foliage on the crowns you received, you can plant it as is and prune the foliage off and let the plant start over on its own.