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« on: February 27, 2010, 03:59:59 PM » |
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was playing out in the back yard today and dug the mulch out away from my hops . and the little buggers have a shit load of little nubs growing out.... wont be long...
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 07:27:03 PM » |
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Mine are still under 3-4 feet of snow. Maybe by June...
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 08:59:24 PM » |
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I am going to breakdown and plant a 100 foot row of 3 kinds of hops, but the south texas weather might be a problem! I will have to hit up Johnny-Max for information, he lives down here to and has been successfully growing hops for quite a few years! Hey, Johnny what is a good hop(s) for down here?  ??  |
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 12:35:02 PM » |
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 The missus took a pic of our little baby Magnum this weekend. |
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2010, 11:44:15 AM » |
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looking good sean...way ahead of mine.  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2010, 02:22:06 PM » |
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Everything out here in Nor Cal is blooming after getting teased last week with three days of 72 degrees
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2010, 10:45:27 AM » |
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got to move a 3 year old plant today.  |
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2010, 03:01:32 PM » |
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Now I know why mine are taking over my yard!! I think it would be fun to plant a hop rhizome and a horseradish root next to each other and let them fight it out for control...
Are you going to divide that monster Hob? It looks like you could get a bunch of new plants that would produce immediately. I have never tried to move an entire crown, it's from trying to contain them that I get all my rhizomes. I've also split some in half and moved the well mutilated half to a new location. What once was 10 crowns has now kind of become a hedge, I try to thin them in the Spring but they just fill back in. I probably spend an hour every other day in May just cutting back shoots. Inevitably, at some point, I just give at the chaos returns.
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2010, 10:27:33 AM » |
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Maybe I will have to get a big clay planter and try this hop thing out. My black thumb may turn slightly more green. Horseradish and hops in one pot. Yup. Gotta try that!
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2010, 04:13:37 PM » |
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I'm with ya Gridiron! i might have to try the same thing...how much work is growin hops.
think they might burn up round my area!
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2010, 04:02:05 AM » |
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I'm with ya Gridiron! i might have to try the same thing...how much work is growin hops.
think they might burn up round my area!
I'm down in Richmond and mine don't burn up, as long as I water them sufficiently. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2010, 05:49:49 AM » |
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if you live down south put them in the shade
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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2010, 08:07:19 PM » |
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yes.... mine get filtered sun in the morn. and shade in the eve. they dont like to burn..in the hot sun all day..when its 100 + ..for weeks at a time.....  |
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« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2010, 05:48:04 PM » |
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Great news!! We've had a week of rain and/or 50 degree weather. All the snow is gone!! It won't be long til the ground thaws and the hops (and asparagus!) make their appearance. As soon as I can, I will be ripping and tearing on the hops (30 feet of Liberty--ten hills originally) to try to assert some sort of control over them. I will gladly trade for rhizomes (not Cascades--that's my other hops), homebrew or just give them away, whatever you want to do. In past years, it's been mid-April, I'll keep you posted.
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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2010, 11:11:36 AM » |
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mine are alive...all but my Cent,who was murdredized..I put them up on FB too...so I can show em off to the Okie forum.
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« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2010, 03:20:03 PM » |
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got to move a 3 year old plant today. That is biggest crown that I have ever seen. Most folks chop of the roots within a foot of the crown. I have see roots go out 6 feet from a crown. |
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« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2010, 03:22:17 PM » |
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I'm with ya Gridiron! i might have to try the same thing...how much work is growin hops.
think they might burn up round my area!
Growing is the easy part.....harvesting them takes a lot longer. You will need to get a dehydrator and a vacuum sealer for freezer packs.... |
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« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2010, 10:35:55 AM » |
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so far our spring has been cool and wet. and my girls are loving this .
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« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2010, 08:27:35 PM » |
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Nice Hob
My Chinooks took off first this year and the Cascades aren't doing too bad either. The Chinooks are 3/4 up the pole now, this is my 3rd year for hops and even the ones that haven't done well before are climbing so I am very encouraged about this year harvest.
I really have more Cascades than I want..........how do you guys think Cascades would do as a bittering hop......I got them comming out my ears and need to figure out something to do with all them.
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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2010, 12:53:31 AM » |
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Hagen uses Cascades for bittering all the time. His beers come out great!  |
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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2010, 06:45:46 PM » |
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Ed, I would recommend making either a hop tea or a pale beer to figure out the intensity of the alpha's.
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« Reply #21 on: May 24, 2010, 08:03:37 AM » |
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Thanks Grid
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« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2010, 11:46:05 AM » |
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Hi, new to this forum but was wondering if anyone growing hops now would be willing to swap a rhizome or two or three for some heirloom seeds or something I have. I want to grow some hops for next year and I have plenty of land to grow them on. Hell maybe we can work something out with sending you back some hops.
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« Reply #23 on: June 06, 2010, 07:39:31 PM » |
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Where do you live, the Cascades and Chinooks grow great around Pittsburgh. I will be trimming mine back after the season.
This is my 3 year for growing hops and that seems to be the magic year. All of the hops are growing this year and the Cascades and Chinooks have hit the top of the pole already.
In fact while I was out of town I had one variety grow across to the strings of another variety. By the time I discovered that, they were too intermingled to seperate out.
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« Reply #24 on: June 08, 2010, 08:27:25 AM » |
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I live in the texas hill country, new braunfels
I have to admit I dont know much about using them but I'm pretty sure I can grow the hell out of them!
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