Recent content by Stu Brew

G'day everyone. Here for my yearly post. Rhizomes pre orders started a few weeks ago. Orders have been pretty solid. Hoping to start shipping out next week. This year we will have rhizomes of the following. Centennial Cascade Jakes Gold Hallertau M Dr Rudi Columbus Chinook Target...

G'day everyone. Shipping Australia wide ex Tassy and WA due to local quarantine restrictions. July 1st - July 14th 2022. Free 15m roll of Professional Coir Twine with every 5 Australian Hops Rhizomes purchased. Limit 2 free twines per customer. While stocks last. Our stocks all large...

Contains all the information you need to get it right for the first season. Im planning to write a series of 4 books eventually. If you're interested in growing hops. This is 100% going to help you a lot. 12500 words and its all about growing hops and the common problems we have in Australia in...

Hops Rhizome Pre Orders here ----> Hop rhizomes – Silver Springs Hops & Permaculture Farm (silverspringshopsfarm.com.au) I also wrote an actual 'Growers Guide'. 12500 words, some pictures. Should take you through first season like the champion hops grower everyone can become. Growing Hops: A...

Thanks mate. Taken a few years to build up everything. Im pretty confident on the AA numbers too. We test every thing every second year just to see how its tracking and moving on the numbers. Cohumulone is pretty consistent with our drying system the AA is stable too. Id doubt itll change much...

Hey everyone. Pretty much have all the varieties are up for sale now. All come from a commercial hops farm in SA. We supply direct to the public and direct to breweries. Shipping Australia wide. Packaged in coir and cardboard to store in the fridge and survive Australia Post. All guaranteed...

Cheers. Im loving Target heaps fruity but not fruity like the US varities. Hopefully Ill have a little more next year. It sold out really really fast!

Just letting everyone know that I have built a website now to retail our dried hops...from the farm I started 4 years ago. Bee friendly, sustainable, pesticide, herbicide and fungicide free. Rhizomes will be up shortly. Keep your eyes open around the start of July! Check the website for full...

Some of the Target we grew this year!

Well it seems to be liking this......about 10 shoots up now....at least I dont have to walk far for propagation material this year :P

My shoulder hurts....and only half way through stringing....oh well nothing a couple of bevvies wont fix! So I just went ahead and mulched my crowns with Upsurge.....burnt all the grass off....and they love it....screw weeding ;)

All good....im still better at horticulture than land management...so we're all aiming for something mate!!

So me trellis is done!! :) guess its all a swinging comp from here? Really not to keen on pinning myself against home growers! Bit of a mow mow today works well we set things up to fit the rideon right down the guts of the lines!! Yes its not like my stuff is 8 foot yet.....but thats all...

How long until summer solstice there?? Probably needs a lot of nitrogen....they're heavy feeders!! Stay away from salt based though...as salts will build up in a pot and they wont be keen on that!

Just dump some worm tea or something on them.....wait for the light....getting warmer here now....they'll go when they're ready!!