I finished packaging my most productive plant last night: I got 23 oz. from my Willamette, almost a pound and a half. My other varieties; Cascade, Horizon and...
The most I ever got from a Willamette was about 9 oz. Then I took it out (don't really like it). I got just over a # of Cascade , with a few more oz left on...
Here are the approximate weights of hops per plant grown near Oxford, UK. Dry weights are estimates based on 80% reduction. Challenger Wet: 400g, Dry: 80g...
My First Gold in West Sussex England this year yielded 510g (80% dried) - a little down on last year. I've got a few ounces spare if anyone local wants to...
found out about this site via Yankee Brew News my Bio: homebrewer for 17 years beer, meads, wine (last 4 years) I have a great homebrew shop in town called NFG...
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my northern brewer hops seem to be producing less and less each year. About 8 years ago the vines were 18' tall now barely 12' and i got about 4 oz dry instaed...
I just got the Alpha numbers in on a couple of varieties from this year. Cascade 8.79 and Nugget 14.35. This is up from prior years. I had heard this spring...
Yes my own, HopUnion in Yakima does the testing. $35.-ea. John House <johnhouse509@...> wrote: Is this the alpha on your own hops? How do you get them...
To me it sounds like a lack of nutrients in the soil. I would suggest fertilizing them if you haven't already. I'm not real familiar with hops, but maybe...
These are all great Ideas. I covered mine with 6 inches of same at the end of this season. Maury ... From: twelfthman01 To: Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hello, I planted 3 rhizomes late in the season in large pots, well they did great for the first year, the smallest is about 10' the next is about 15' and the...
... I'm still new at this myself, too, but it is my understanding that the bines will just die back themselves. I did cut mine, though, for ease in my...
... Snip I brew about 20 to 25 batches a year and mulch my hop patch (5 mounds) with the spent grains. I have also noticed that if my plants get too much sun...
... in ... refrigerator. ... Sounds perfect. See: http://www.freshops.com/rhizinfo.html "Remember, upon obtaining the rhizomes, they should be stored in a ...
If you're taking rhizomes at the end of the growing season and saving them for the following spring, I'd suggest planing the rhizomes in potting soil in a...
Is it OK to let them stay in the ground? From: Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dwight Reed Sent: Sunday, October 14,...
All of my plants stay in the ground all winter, and it is my impression that is the standard approach. The only exception might be a climate where you get...
Hi all, This is my first post, and I'll start it by saying I have just sprouted an interest in growing my own hops. I've been homebrewing for over a year and...
16 Oct With what's happening to the price of hops, I'm developing a strange interest in growing my own. Are there any particular recommendations as to which...
... Welcome to the group, Andrew. With the impending rise in hop prices, and more hop growers posting about their success, I think this facet of homebrewing...
... Hi, Rich. I don't know anything about growing in Tennessee, but your latitude is 35.07N which is only _slightly_ south of my latitude of 35.23N. My...
I am in North eastern Washington Between Bonners ferry, ID. (Budwisers Hops Plantations) and Yakama, Wa. Hops centeral of the US. The hops Growers around...
I am at Lat 38.x and Long. 122.x, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. Our 'hard frost' is like 20°F at it's worst. And that is over night, probably 35°F...
I've heard that at the end of the growing season you can cut short lengths of the thick bines and plant them for the winter. Next spring allegedly they'll...
... Corky, I've never heard of doing it that way, although I'm not actually very experienced or knowledgeable. But I have been reading a lot in the past six...
How about Layering the bine i.e. Cutting bine to required length and whilst still attached to rhizome, bend over and bury it till next season when growth will...
-The first time I planted rhizomes I received cuttings in the spring from a friend who had cascade plants. He just cut the roots out of the ground and gave...
