I have some space on the west wall of my house, and I am wondering if hops will do okay getting just that afternoon sun. I already have first-year plants in...
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Greg Kelley
gwk1973
Oct 1, 2008 9:11 pm
I had one plant on a west wall and ironically it was my best producer (first year for all of them, though). But the plant was on the corner of the wall so...
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firedancer64
Oct 1, 2008 10:36 pm
hey everyone, My husband and I are planing to grow our own hops next season, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendation as to what kind of hop I...
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Mike
brewmiker
Oct 2, 2008 1:54 am
... Juanita, That depends on your environment. Here in Michigan I have the best results from Cascade and Nugget, while Hallertau and US Goldings do not perform...
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johnmmclellan
Oct 2, 2008 1:55 am
I live in Helena, Montana, and although I have gardened for years, I am brand new to growing hops. This year I received two Nugget plants in mid-August that...
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rhayden79
Oct 2, 2008 11:47 am
Juanita, Hi, I live in Davenport IA and I have a first year Mt Hood and Cascade. Both varieties did very well. From what I understand most of your American...
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Greg Kelley
gwk1973
Oct 2, 2008 1:38 pm
With the longer days during the summer at your latitude you are in a good position to grow hops. Also with the drier climate it reduces the chances of...
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Ric Cunningham
the_wilypig
Oct 2, 2008 4:50 pm
I live in Niagara Falls NY and Centennial is my biggest producer. The only thing I would caution on is that it can be an invasive weed. I have had Centennial...
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Greg Kelley
gwk1973
Oct 2, 2008 5:07 pm
What I did last year was go through all of my recipes and make note of the different hops used and how much of each. I then looked to combine similar hops...
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desertbronze99
Oct 2, 2008 7:15 pm
... I am brand new to growing ... were only a foot tall. I ... before starting to die back ... horse manure ... drying up over the winter. I ... his IPAs. I...
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desertbronze99
Oct 2, 2008 11:57 pm
... Nugget and Cascade are often recommended for first time growers. I have grown both and they did well. Planted Mt. Hood for the first time this year -...
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firedancer64
Oct 3, 2008 1:57 am
We live in California, 30 min. outside of monterey. Our weather in early sring tends to be a bit cold, but sunny too. lots of fog at night though, I'd like to...
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David Buchanan
firesideatt
Oct 3, 2008 2:03 am
My first year centennials did not produce and grew only 6-8 ft high, but many people had great luck here in San Luis Obispo (SLO). I blame it on the cool...
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dieselwolf
Oct 3, 2008 3:19 am
I live a litte bit south of you and have had good luck with my Centennials for the first year. My first year centennial produced a good 2oz of dry cones....
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Dr. Doug
drooney57
Oct 3, 2008 2:19 pm
Anyone growing Brewers Gold? I bought 3 rhizomes a couple of years ago so this is their second year, last year I had 20 usable cones, this year I have too many...
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Salad 419
bravewink
Oct 3, 2008 3:29 pm
I have 3 first year plants. I've read somewhere that I shouldn't prune any of the root system until after the 3rd year. I really want to get in on the rhizome...
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firedancer64
Oct 3, 2008 4:16 pm
thanks so much everyone for all your input. and especially to gwk1973 for the pdf on hop varieties. that is going to be a big help. I'll keep you all updated...
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Bob
b_hubler
Oct 3, 2008 4:39 pm
... Bummer....are you a member of the Snake River Brewers Club? \ http://srbc.beerfeed.com/forum/...
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kenneth sigler
kensig62
Oct 3, 2008 6:07 pm
I am going to put my bines in soil this weekend and hope to get rhizomes that way. i heard too that you should not prune the roots till after the second year...
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Bonnie
bonielass2002
Oct 3, 2008 6:11 pm
I'm a noobie but I've been reading ferociously. I see from the threads there is much talk about planting, is it time already? I know that this is not the...
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Dave Witt
davewsaaz42
Oct 3, 2008 8:31 pm
I don't know about Brewer's Gold, but most of the varieties I grow you have to crush it to get much of any aroma, even when they're mature. Dave _____ From:...
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desertbronze99
Oct 3, 2008 9:15 pm
... I have two Nugget plants on a trellis with a southern exposure. I have three more on the west side of a covered deck. I dug up a crown and cut all five...
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yibo_2000
Oct 4, 2008 2:28 am
My first year Nugget hops are about ready to harvest. I guess enough to brew a few batches. I want to harvest on a warm sunny afternoon because I believe the...
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Ben
bfogt
Oct 4, 2008 10:33 am
Wasps are predators, so they are probably going after an insect on your hops. There's a chance these are parasitic wasps infecting aphids. ...
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Greg Kelley
gwk1973
Oct 4, 2008 1:58 pm
http://www.hopunion.com/hopunion-variety-databook.pdf This has information on hop types, yields, etc. You can purchase rhizomes from most homebrew stores or...
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Mike
brewmiker
Oct 4, 2008 2:21 pm
... I grow Nugget hops in Michigan and I've never seen such a problem. I guess I'd be curious as to what type of "wasps" they were and what else might be...
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t2000kwt
Oct 4, 2008 9:42 pm
I have some Fuggles hops I missed, quite a few actually. I'm not sure if I got tired and left them for another day or what happened but it's a few weeks later...
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t2000kwt
Oct 4, 2008 10:19 pm
Here are two pictures of the dried Fuggles: http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0054kf1.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0056js0.jpg...
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Ken Keller
k.keller8
Oct 4, 2008 11:03 pm
Yes, way too far gone for regular use, or any really From: Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of t2000kwt Sent: Saturday,...
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desertbronze99
Oct 4, 2008 11:59 pm
... to ... because ... as ... I grow Nuggets and several other varieties. We have plenty of wasps around, but they have never been particularly prevalent...
