I have had some deer issues. But they dont seem to really get into the yard until mid-summer, when our presence in the yard is not as often as in the spring....
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gaviga1
Apr 1, 2011 1:12 pm
... I have deer and have found that, although they don't eat the whole plant, deer will nibble at the lower leaves and will eat off young shoots. I fence mine...
11684
ben marks
nebskram2
Apr 1, 2011 1:58 pm
as big as you can move around the bigger the planter the less attention you will need to show it i think 10 gallon would be where to start though i have a...
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adam
crimsonchain
Apr 1, 2011 8:03 pm
I'm fairly new to the list and a new grower... Well, not totally new - planted some last year around my house, in areas that got a little too much shade. Plus...
11686
atkiwhale
Apr 2, 2011 9:21 pm
I have a deer problem with my apple tree, day lillies, flowers, and vegitable plants. The deer ignore my hops. They have to walk by my hops to get to...
11687
lucybleu_22
Apr 2, 2011 10:42 pm
For the last 2 years they have begun in our yard sometime in july, and over a 2 week period or so, have defoliated all 400 plants from the ground to 5 feet...
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James Altwies
jraltwies
Apr 2, 2011 10:51 pm
hops are a food source of last resort. if you're in a residential area and have browsing deer at night, likely there is little food around so hops are easiest...
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cccarton@...
lucybleu_22
Apr 3, 2011 12:46 am
Well I wish we had the same scenario as you guys, but we are in the middle of the country very low population, huge tracts of forest and farm feild land. I...
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Charley Renn
crenn53
Apr 3, 2011 7:16 am
My experience in the suburban forest area of Oregon is the deer are not as careful as I am defoliating and often bite through the bine itself, killing...
11691
Peter D
p_dorfman
Apr 3, 2011 2:20 pm
Summers have been trending hot, and the soil is pretty heavy with clay. Any recommendations on a hop variety for here? I have an unidentified American type...
11692
Tom
tepe1
Apr 3, 2011 2:42 pm
Cascade will do well. If you are in South Jersey, Keg and Barrel in Berlin is selling 3 kinds right now. You can also hook up to our hop and grain buy going on...
11693
jordanski8
Apr 3, 2011 4:53 pm
I'm about 30 miles NW of Chicago near Crystal Lake IL, and the tips of the shoots just started peeking through the mulch this week. Last year was their first...
11694
Scott
jsstr8
Apr 4, 2011 2:22 am
Trying to plan out my pergola. Will a stain leach into the soil even if you use a sealer? Would painting be better? I also thought about using pretreated...
11695
broncob0b
Apr 5, 2011 1:37 pm
... You can eat those first shoots.....taste like asparagus. I always remove the shoots till May, then keep 4 shoots per plant to train on the twine.......
11696
jtrainer01
Apr 6, 2011 6:17 am
OK 3rd year Cascades here, I've always let the m do their thing. I've seen enough posts to make me want to ask about this tonight. A couple of photos of my...
11697
jtrainer01
Apr 7, 2011 2:38 pm
Sorry for the broken link... Updated link to photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/111140015622828539947/Hops2011?feat=directlink Thanks...
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rpfreynolds
Apr 8, 2011 8:57 pm
definitely trim that plant back! Just leave the healthiest/longest 4 to 5 bines....
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philjannusch
Apr 8, 2011 10:11 pm
Hello, I have a Tettnang plant that has been in place for 5-6 years. It generally gets over grown no matter what I do. Should I split the plant up? Right now...
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kurt.larson
Apr 9, 2011 2:51 pm
You could dig some of it up and send it to me. ;-)...
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Maury
hopboy53
Apr 9, 2011 3:17 pm
I just cleaned out my hop garden, and they are popping out of the ground like crazy! I live in central Massachsetts .. about 15 miles north of the Rhode Island...
11702
Jim
skippyzan
Apr 9, 2011 5:37 pm
Ok, I've got some 3 year old hop plants that we're discussing moving to a new location for various reasons (mostly weed control and ease of watering). I'm...
11703
John Snider
jstascififan
Apr 9, 2011 11:21 pm
I split my crowns to expand my 3 year old plants, about 2 months ago. ( I'm south of Houston, TX). All are doing great. I've got some bines at about 10'...
11704
Jim Sadler
skippyzan
Apr 10, 2011 1:46 am
I hadn't really thought about splitting the crowns once we dig them up. We poked around in the dirt around the six plants this afternoon, they all seem to...
11705
specter620
Apr 11, 2011 2:18 am
I just finished digging up some of the rhizomes around a few of my 3rd year plants. Is there anything special I should be doing to them before they're ready...
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scott barrett
scott_barret...
Apr 11, 2011 10:48 am
If you leave them in the fridge long enough, they will start to send out shoots. I kept mine in a ziploc bag with a small piece of wet paper towel. Al long...
11707
eldren_coralon
Apr 11, 2011 3:09 pm
I just dug up all of my hops. :o( I'm moving in the middle of the summer and won't be around to harvest them, so I'm planting them 800 miles away in the new...
11708
Rob Adams
pikeman1994
Apr 11, 2011 4:07 pm
If the Goldings roots balls don't work out, I would be glad to give one a home ;) I live in Kansas and my one Goldings plant is doing well. -- Rob...
11709
JamesA
jraltwies
Apr 11, 2011 10:24 pm
Anyone looking for Centennial rhizomes we have them the are actually second year plants so they have a great root system developed. We dug 100 this morning...
11710
t2000kwt
Apr 12, 2011 1:33 am
For those looking to get started this year, Centennial should grow in most areas. They're similar to Cascade but have a higher alpha acid content, so they're a...
11711
bs3wd@...
bs3wd
Apr 12, 2011 2:06 am
I'm would be interested in five or six of them. Where are you and how do you want to complete the transaction? Brian ________________________________ From:...
