Hop shoots are up 2014!!

[GAM]

If I can get to it I'll have some Erocia and Cascade Saturday at X's.

Sandy

[wortly]

A little surprise on my window sill at work yesterday.

[mr x]

Nice!

[maltster]

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These cascade plants have lots of shoots this year. How much should I cut back?

[canuck]

I'd select what appears to be the two strongest bines and cut back the rest. Looks like a great start for your Cascade!!

[jeffsmith]

My Cascade is looking pretty similar. Really hoping for a good crop this year.

[Jayme]

The nuggets I cut all the rhizomes out of are doing awesome, the other 3 nuggets I rooted from clippings last year have come up, so have my magnums. Also planted 5 nugget rhizomes in my apartment and they've all got small shoots popping up. I hope all the ones I gave away are starting to come up as well!

[canuck]

Got some rhizomes this morning. I hope to get them all in the ground today.

2 Cascade
2 Hallertau
2 Mt Hood
2 Nugget
2 Sterling
2 Tettnang
2 Williamette

[bluenose]

Got some rhizomes this morning. I hope to get them all in the ground today.

2 Cascade
2 Hallertau
2 Mt Hood
2 Nugget
2 Sterling
2 Tettnang
2 Williamette

Where did you order your rhizomes from?

[canuck]

Got them from Heritage Hill Organics in Ontario. http://www.heritagehillorganics.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Rhizomes were $5 a piece.

[bluenose]

so I'm guessing you get 2 per order?

[bluenose]

Hey hop growers, can the twine the bines grow up be on an angle or should they be straight up?

[GAM]

I've done both no difference in my yard.

Sandy

[jeffsmith]

Hey hop growers, can the twine the bines grow up be on an angle or should they be straight up?

Doesn't make much of a difference I don't think. I've seen trellises built each way. I have mine on an angle just because of where my hops are planted and how I've had to setup my trellis.

[Jayme]

I do mine essentially horizontal. Makes it a lot easier to pick. This year I'm going to do a 3rd line at the bottom - roots are well established now so should be able to feed the 3rd bine.

[RubberToe]

My cascade and fuggles broke ground a while back and are a couple feet high now. The nugget from Jayme are not doing anything yet, one's in the ground, one in a pot. I took a look at one yesterday and there's some very tiny white shoots sprouting from the rhizome so it's just a matter of time and patience.

Yesterday my rhizomes from Left Fields arrived; Goldings, Mt. Hood, Northern Brewer. They were packaged poorly, each one in a no name brand snack bag, no papper towel or moisture, and were looking dried out. They all had roots and shoots coming from them though. I got them into ground right away and watered. I'm going to contact them about it though.

I also got a Golding from amartin, thanks again! It's in dirt too and considering it has a shoot already I think it will do great.

On the weekend or so I'm planning on running some line to train them with.

-Rob

[jeffsmith]

Mine and Andy's rhizomes from Left Fields arrived the same way. Haven't been able to plant them yet, but put a damp paper towel with each rhizome in the fridge.

[derek]

They were packaged poorly, each one in a no name brand snack bag, no papper towel or moisture, and were looking dried out.

I'm not sure that's a bad thing - contact the vendor and ask them why they ship like that. I know zip about hops, but I've planted fruit trees that were stored bone dry, bare-root, all winter, and they were in fine shape. aiui, the theory was that if you keep them damp and in soil, they never go completely dormant. I'd guess that if they say that they're intentional kept that way, they probably know what they're doing.

Unlike me... Mine didn't do well outdoors last summer, so I moved them into the greenhouse, where they're doing great, but I have Nugget, Centennial and Goldings, and I couldn't possibly tell you which is which, as two of the markers have completely disappeared, and the third would need a forensic lab to find an indicator of what it is. Oops.

[wortly]

Rhizomes with roots and shoots are bad. Some of mine arrived the same way.

Anything with shoots should probably be planted immediately.

As most are doing, loosely wrapped in paper towel at 4 degrees is best until you can plant.

On a related note, we are in the process of setting up what will be the first demonstration hopyard for the East Coast at the Harrington Experimental Farm north of Ch'Town. If everything works out, we should be able to have 9 varieties in the ground this year.

[jeffsmith]

I'm not sure that's a bad thing - contact the vendor and ask them why they ship like that.

Compared to how Left Fields shipped their rhizomes last year, it's a little concerning. I know they had some serious issues with weather damage, mice issues, etc. and had some issues with getting some rhizomes across the border from Washington and Oregon to ship out, so I think they were really scrambling and didn't put the attention and care into it that they really should have.

[RubberToe]

I contacted Left Fields earlier and got this reply:

I'm sorry one of the bags came open, and should you have more than 10% loss in germination, please let us know right away. Please do know, however, that we ceased to ship with wet paper towels in the package several years ago due to severe issues with mold. Since then, we have had no problems and excellent germination. We do allow them to be surface dry when we ship for the same reason, although they are kept moist in our storage.

Absolutely let us know what happens as soon as you can.

Good to know. Hopefully they'll be fine.

[jeffsmith]

Indeed, though I could have sworn there was a damp towel in the packages last year. Time will tell if they've been negatively affected.

[canuck]

I noticed this morning that 2 out of my 7 varieties have shoots up already......Cascade and Williamette. Anyone else's up yet?

[RubberToe]

I have a whole bunch up as well, just barely starting though.

[Anathema]

I got shoots on Nug'ems and Cassey. My sterling and Golding arent up yet but they are all in pots on my deck, sure hope they survived. Woot cant wait to get Cascade strung up gave me a pound last year.