Recent content by mr_walker

Both of my plants have stalled too. I think it was the cold spell we had a couple of weeks back. :(

Well, both of mine are sprouting. Second year Hallertau (grown from leaf cutting, spent first year in pot), and second year POR (grown from rhizome, in the ground). Got a small crop from the POR last year, so looking for good things this summer!

Mine are just poking their heads out, but it was cold enough to freeze our birdbath yesterday ... so they're not going to be off at full pelt yet!

I put some slow release fertiliser into the soil, and gave them regular watering with some "Seasol". I also have a worm farm, so I used plenty of "worm juice" on them.

It's been pretty warm this week in Canberra so I had a peek under the mulch and it looks like my Hallertau is stirring. No sign of movement from the POR yet.

Holy smokes - and last night was the *only* time this year I forgot to garage my car. I put some water over my windscreen to de-ice it, and nearly slipped over on the ice pond I had just created on the concrete. You can all thank me for that one - if I hadn't transplanted my Hallertau, it...

Hi Jimi, I can't believe how cold it was this morning ... typical! I took my cuttings last year in October, and with a bit of TLC had them growing up a twine 2-3 months later. (that's the 1yo rhizome in my photo) Don't expect any flowers from the first year though. At the same time I...

I thought I'd kick off this thread for 2008, because I transplanted my Hallertau today. Looking for good things from this one in 2008, after I grew it from a cutting last year! I'm hoping we've seen the last of the nasty Canberra frosts, but I've piled plenty of mulch on top to keep it warm...

Well I've just had my first harvest from my one year old POR. 90 grams of goodness. I guess I'll have about 10-20 grams by the time it dries. I can't wait until next year, now the roots are established. Walker

I don't know about oldest, but they're definitely the biggest. Being a new plant there's a lot of smaller hops as well. Thanks for the tip. Walker

My first batch of hops, so I'm trying to figure out when to harvest. I've read that they need to sound papery, and starting to brown on the tips. Can anybody tell me if my POR looks like it's getting close? I think it might need a bit more time yet. Walker

Yeah - best $5 I ever spent I'm not at the all grain stage yet, but I've been doing partial mashes with some specialty grains. I see a lot of people bag out the POR as an aroma hop - is it really that bad? Thanks for the suggestion Steve.

I'm in Canberra, and thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to putting on my first brew with home grown hops! Not sure what I'll put them in ... Cheers, Walker

It's my first year at growing hops, and I picked up a tiny POR rhizome at the LHBS. Didn't get it in the ground until about mid September which was way too late. Anyway, with a good spot in the sun, and plenty of "worm juice" from my worm farm it's done OK I think. The cones really...