2009 Hop Plantations

[Fourstar]

You should have rain shortly 4*

so much for cricket training then!

Raining out your way atm is it?

 

[seemax]

My chinook is absolutely loving this heat, growing like mad every day. I've been watering a lot in well drained soil.

The columbus has a case of stunted growth but did start from a small rhizome. Yellow leaves and only handful of flowers.

I run them East-West on trellis (2m high), then sideways... full sun.

 

[barls]

here another one of my hops

 

[drsmurto]

Some very healthy looking hops there Barls!

Planning on actually building a trellis next year to run them up to a height similar to that.

I am assuming they are a few years old, 3rd or 4th year?

 

[barls]

4th on the ends with a 1st or 2nd in the middle.
actually got to go and pick some in a minute off my chinnok in the middle, right after i finish tormenting the yanks on the BN.

 

[syd_03]

here another one of my hops

Hops look great Barls, but you really do need to mow your lawn

And no I am not voluntering

 

[barls]

awww come on you will be here on saturday as well.

 

[raven19]

Victoria and Goldings still not doing much in the pots...

The cat is yet again guarding the hops! :lol:



I trimmed off the dead leaves from the heatwave last week on the POR.

 

[Mantis]

First harvest, 35g of chinook



There will be maybe 10 times this amount with the second harvest that are still small

 

[fraser_john]

I have been holding off on posting to this thread this season, not sure why. But just managed to get a few pics. From left to right of the veggie garden, Goldings, Tettnang, Cascade, Chinook & POR

 

[WitWonder]

First year Chinook. Had a look this morning and whattya know! They are lovimg the heat atm.
What sort of fertiliser is best now to encourage flower growth?

Next year I should improve my trelis...

 

[drsmurto]

I have been holding off on posting to this thread this season, not sure why. But just managed to get a few pics. From left to right of the veggie garden, Goldings, Tettnang, Cascade, Chinook & POR

Nice looking hops (and vegie patch) FJ

I am still throwing around ideas about how to build a trellis system for my hops. 2nd year in a row where i have talked but done nothing :lol:

Got any more info on that setup of yours? How do you plan on picking the hops? What sort of pole are you using?

Cheers
DrSmurto

p.s. picking the 1st crop of chinook today (if the rain stops)

 

[fraser_john]

Nice looking hops (and vegie patch) FJ

I am still throwing around ideas about how to build a trellis system for my hops. 2nd year in a row where i have talked but done nothing :lol:

Got any more info on that setup of yours? How do you plan on picking the hops? What sort of pole are you using?

Cheers
DrSmurto

p.s. picking the 1st crop of chinook today (if the rain stops)

There is a cross member at the top, each end has a wire loop on it. The training rope is attached to this loop by a hook, when I go to harvest, all I do is unhook the training rope, let the bines drop to the ground and harvest at my convenience. Ladders and I tend to have a difficulty coming to an agreement on safety, gravity often wins.

The poles are your basic treated pine post with a star picket screwed to it to get the extra height.

This method was detailed in one of the hop growing guides, but my poles are a little short of what is really needed, but its the best I can do

John

 

[WitWonder]

Water has been the prescription for the last few days

Ive kept the water up and they have kept all there leaves with only very few browning off.

I dont have any cones yet but the mt hood should produce soon and the tett may not this year as it was a small rhizome to start with.

kleiny

So is the browning of the outer of the leaves due to lack of water? Quite a few leaves on mine (1st year Chinook) toward the bottom of the plant are going brown around the edges. Would like to know how to fix...

 

[Pete2501]

I'm so looking forward growing my own hops. I love seeing all the pictures everyone uploads. Keep em coming

 

[barls]

i couldnt resist while i was picking

 

[Greg Lawrence]

I will be picking/harvesting tomorrow.

 

[barls]

im going for number 3 harvest this year.

 

[eric8]

im going for number 3 harvest this year.

Baaahhh shush up you!. My second year Cascade has some flowers, about 10 :lol: . God knows what I will do with them, if they get any bigger than the 5c piece size they are now.

 

[Midnight Brew]

My two chinook in the pots are starting to form some flowers. The chinook in the ground has hit a growth spurt climbing about 10cm each day for the last few days, maybe has something to do with putting the left over grains on the ground as mulch B)

 

[manticle]

A couple of tiny flowers have appeared on my plants. A little tingle of excitment was felt.

Just a little one.

 

[BoilerBoy]

Just thought I'd add a picture of my hiops taken today.



From left Hersbrucker (3rd year) Tardif de bourgogne (also 3rd year) and lastly 1st year Chinnok which has totally surprised me as I bought it off Boston last year, brought it home in a sandwitch sized bag and then potted, thinking I'll plant it in the ground next year.... 2 weeks later its 3 runners were busting out of the pot and roots out the base so I planted it and now its over 3m tall and flowering as well.

Cheers,
BB

 

[chillimunga]

Well its the 1st year for my hops ( cascade LH and hersbrucker RH) man i wish i had more room .

I was wondering if they give off any hoppy aroma while flowering????

 

[Leigh]

Just thought I'd add a picture of my hiops taken today.


From left Hersbrucker (3rd year) Tardif de bourgogne (also 3rd year) and lastly 1st year Chinnok which has totally surprised me as I bought it off Boston last year, brought it home in a sandwitch sized bag and then potted, thinking I'll plant it in the ground next year.... 2 weeks later its 3 runners were busting out of the pot and roots out the base so I planted it and now its over 3m tall and flowering as well.

Cheers,
BB

Hi BB, I'm interested in the chain you are using to grow the hops up? Do you have any issues with the hops holding on? What size are the links etc? If you started again, would you go smaller or larger links?

Cheers

 

[BoilerBoy]

Hi BB, I'm interested in the chain you are using to grow the hops up? Do you have any issues with the hops holding on? What size are the links etc? If you started again, would you go smaller or larger links?

Cheers

G'day Leigh,

Its a plastic chain lock I've only seen in one size, its about 10mm width and narrows down to 4mm link, but I haven't looked for smaller or larger sizes so I couldn't tell you.

The hops hold on fine, I used string the first year I grew hops but switched to the chain lock mainly because the mrs and I bought a couple of 50m rolls from a wholesaler North of Adelaide which was way cheaper than buying it from a hardware stores $$$!

We originally bought it to espalier fruit trees, its stable, adjustable, reusable and it just seemed logical to use it on the hop frame as well.

Cheers,
BB

 

[sbidese]

G'day Leigh,

Its a plastic chain lock I've only seen in one size, its about 10mm width and narrows down to 4mm link, but I haven't looked for smaller or larger sizes so I couldn't tell you.

The hops hold on fine, I used string the first year I grew hops but switched to the chain lock mainly because the mrs and I bought a couple of 50m rolls from a wholesaler North of Adelaide which was way cheaper than buying it from a hardware stores $!

We originally bought it to espalier fruit trees, its stable, adjustable, reusable and it just seemed logical to use it on the hop frame as well.

Cheers,
BB

I like the look of the chain lock BB, its got me thinking about my winter climbing beans and my hops next summer.

Any idea what Bunning's charges?

Update on my hops -
They have reached the roof of the garage now and have started flowering.
I think they are 3x first year Casade.
I am having fun with a caterpillar atm - slimy bloody thing, he's there and having a feast on my lower leaves.
I went away for 10 days and the plant went crazy in melbourne's heat wave.
The new bines seem to be re-wound back against the main plant - is this a problem???

Pics to follow some stage soon

Cheers

Simon

 

[Leigh]

Thanks BB. I know the chain you describe.

 

[BoilerBoy]

[quote name='Simon1' date='Jan 25 2010, 11:36 AM' post='587663'

Any idea what Bunning's charges?

Cheers

Simon
[/quote]

I can't remember, I know they used to sell it in both precut lengths and by the metre off the reel,
next time I'm in there (reasonably often) I'll have a look.

BB

 

[sbidese]

Cheers,
Same if i beat you there i'll post.

 

[barls]

Just thought I'd add a picture of my hiops taken today.

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From left Hersbrucker (3rd year) Tardif de bourgogne (also 3rd year) and lastly 1st year Chinnok which has totally surprised me as I bought it off Boston last year, brought it home in a sandwitch sized bag and then potted, thinking I'll plant it in the ground next year.... 2 weeks later its 3 runners were busting out of the pot and roots out the base so I planted it and now its over 3m tall and flowering as well.

Cheers,
BB

bugger that hersbrucker rivals my mt hood, note to self must fertilise hops plants again.