Dear fellow members, With all of the message traffic we have now in this group, you might like to know of a way to control it without leaving the group or ...
Hi, I'm near Malvern, Pa and am looking for some Chinook, Northern Brewer or Willamette rhizomes to exchange during this spring cleanup. I can offer Cascade,...
Greetings, The snow is melting and rhizome digging begins in April. We have certified organic Cascade, Centennial, Willamette, Kent Golding, Mt. Hood and...
I am looking at maybe growing some hops on a larger scale than a hobby this year. I am am located in Raleigh NC but thinking about putting out some test...
... 1) I can't remember if NC has one or not, but there's possibly a hop growers association in your state - go to them and ask questions. 2) Spend the money...
Thank you for the advice. I am looking up information on an association now. I am yet to find anybody truly local for rhizomes. I am definitely interested in...
I live in Oregon's Willamette Valley, this is year 2 for me on hops. Wondering when I should start adding compost, digging around crowns to keep shoots from...
Hi-di-ho! So some spam is getting through to the Grow-Hops email list because it is being sent from the email addresses of valid subscribers. (It's what...
We laso notice that the spam being sent from the email addresses of valid subscribers are almost always members who have not made a single post in at least...
I went to put this member on moderation and there is no matching information in the members database for our group. There have been some strange things...
Anyone know where to buy Citra Hops rhizomes. Seems to be the new kid on the block and am having a hard time locating any. Thanks all- Anyone know where to...
Last year I asked Sierra Nevada Brewery, as they grow them, I was told they are still under Patent control. If you find some, let us know where. ~Dr.Doug From:...
Citra is patent protected. Â you cannot legally have these rhizomes. Â anyone who sells them to you are either A) lying, or B) breaking the law. Â And if you...
I listened to James Altwies' interview on Basic Brewing Radio re. hop growing in the Midwest. James mentioned that Brewers Gold grows well in the microclimate...
Can anyone remove me from this group please? Titansoftaste thanks you. Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint! ... From: "mb0rg" <mb0rg@...> ...
Brewer's Gold does do well, however the cones do not process as well as say a Chinook. If you are planning on hand-picking you should be fine. but running them...
Anything in the BG family will do well. Avoid Columbus due to disease issues. Moreover what sort of hop do you like to use? Some take more effort to grow but...
I recently attended a Hops Workshop this past weekend. I learned quite a bit and one thing I had a question about for the rest of you was about weed control....
I am very new to all of this, so take that into account, but I had read somewhere about using a ground cover plant, such as clover.  We are looking at...
I advise against using weed barrier after year 1 for several reasons but most notably that rhizomes will run on the soil surface and be exposed to high heat...
Ground cover is your only option as you will not completely control weeds in an organic yard (which is one of the reasons those yards yield so much lower). We...
What if I use a mulch on top to protect the barrier from UV rays and to keep the heat down? Has anyone tried that? THe reason I'm asking about these options is...
We use a citrus base herbicide call Natures Avenger. It does its job great. On a hot sunny day most weeds are shriveled up and dead in under an hour,...
