Growing Hops

[that guy al Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close that guy al]

Awesome!
I've been meaning to post a photo of my plant. It's really come up nicely this year.
This is it's third year after planting and I have about 30 shoots coming up. Should get a decent amount of hops.
Started with one rhizome from an unknown SAB variety.

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color me so jealous..

[b_magee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b_magee]

Awesome!
I've been meaning to post a photo of my plant. It's really come up nicely this year.
This is it's third year after planting and I have about 30 shoots coming up. Should get a decent amount of hops.
Started with one rhizome from an unknown SAB variety.

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That's some impressive density working its way up there! I think severely underestimated the weight of these things, so am hoping my makeshift bamboo/string system will withhold the full weight once they start popping flowers. (Not sure when exactly they'll start to flower as I have them under some lighting, which I think freaks them out a bit)

Already trying to plan for something of a more permanent structure for the next go round.

[robcass Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close robcass]

Yeah they can become quite heavy. My advice would be to build something fairly sturdy, but build high.
I built mine at just over 3.5m and it's not high enough.

I don't know when they start flowering as a rule. I only know what I have experienced. Their growth seems to slow once they reach a certain height at which point they start to flower. The first year I got a very small crop, but only had one or two bines. The second year I got two crops from about 5 bines. One fairly early in the season and another, smaller crop, towards the end of the season.

[b_magee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b_magee]

Nov 4 Update
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The Cascade is busy throwing laterals. Had to put up a few more horizontal lines to handle all the growth. I've had some pests start to get at some of the lower growth (possibly mealybugs?) so i've had to get rid of a few damaged leaves, but the upper portions and the laterals are all looking healthy.

I've also been growing a Nugget hop bine. It stalled for a while but recently took off and looks good!
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[b_magee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b_magee]

Some cones started to show themselves this weekend!
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Some cones started to show themselves this weekend!

Are those flowers or cones?

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[b_magee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b_magee]

Technically it's the start of the 'burr' which turns into the flower/cone. Those little burrs are now actual cones... i'll have to take another photo with an update.

[b_magee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b_magee]

The latest from my first year Cascade... it's pretty much taken over the entire side of my house. Overshot the pole I had put up and started to climb along the chimney/roofline. Have had lots of burrs and little cones popping out.
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I took a mini-harvest of about 20 cones (various sizes) that were all 'feeling ready' - a bit dry, papery, with lots of lupulin visible. Has a wonderful wet Cascade aroma.
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[Stefan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Stefan]

Looking great! Think you'll be sharing some rhizomes over winter?

Also, how are you guys ensuring that these rhizomes aren't going to possibly affect the local hops by bringing in pathogens? Or is this not a real concern?

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Technically it's the start of the 'burr' which turns into the flower/cone. Those little burrs are now actual cones... i'll have to take another photo with an update.

Thanks for the info and the photos. I did not see this on mine, so I had to ask

Those hops looks yummy!

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Looking great! Think you'll be sharing some rhizomes over winter?

Also, how are you guys ensuring that these rhizomes aren't going to possibly affect the local hops by bringing in pathogens? Or is this not a real concern?

I will happily share, now that I know it is a female plant!

Mine was purchased from a nursery where they grew the hops from seed, so I am not worried about any bugs.

[Stefan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Stefan]

Nice! What strain/s do you have?

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[DeanoZA Member Find all posts View Profile Close DeanoZA]

Reviving an old thread: is it allowed?
I've probably got a few rhizomes coming my way, how have the growers found their hops progressing, since this thread is now nearly 4 years old, and what height have the plants grown to.
Thanks

[Andreas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andreas]

Reviving an old thread: is it allowed?
I've probably got a few rhizomes coming my way, how have the growers found their hops progressing, since this thread is now nearly 4 years old, and what height have the plants grown to.
Thanks

Where did you get rhizomes?

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[DeanoZA Member Find all posts View Profile Close DeanoZA]

Where did you get rhizomes?

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Sorry I can't say

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