2011 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hops!

[Yob]

All the babies are poking through so I thought I'd better ger cracking on my Pole Extension... h34r:

Additional Height Pole Extension

Layered Main Wires to allow for more sun to get through to each run

Better shot to show the layering

Total height is about 3300 High but there is pleanty of space, will probably only get one bine per Rhizome so each will have it's own line, big plans for next years growth

Tett seems happy to have found the string

Chinook 1 (looks a little stunted but rekon it will get crackin)

Chinook 2 B)

Goldings

:super: Love this Game

 

[Gar]

My little Chinook is starting to get there, I planted another one at the same time but its starting to look like he's going to be a no-show :unsure:

*edit* oops I thought that would resize smaller than that

 

[kymba]

awesome work ozzy & gar

i used to look at porn, but now i look at this thread!

 

[kelbygreen]

my POR has about 6 shoots and chinook 2 shoots, they are both 2nd year. Planted a golding yet to show. Hope when I get back in 10 days they will be going. Which means I will have to get the twine out and give them something to climb on lol

 

[thylacine]

my POR has about 6 shoots and chinook 2 shoots, they are both 2nd year. Planted a golding yet to show. Hope when I get back in 10 days they will be going. Which means I will have to get the twine out and give them something to climb on lol

Canberra's weather 2011 resulted in a later rhizome 'shooting' this year. But upon inspecting and interviewing the worms which surround the 'hop mounds', I believe that the 2011 harvest will surpass 2010. Thanks again Gilbrew for the initial stock, and Findhorn for the cosmic principles.

 

[Yob]

awesome work ozzy & gar

i used to look at porn, but now i look at this thread!

problem solved :icon_drool2:

 

[timryan]

Finally planted my rhizomes today after about 3 months in the fridge... POR and Chinook... The POR has got a helping hand in the hot house...

 

[kymba]

an erection occured on the weekend...

then i got the big sticks up!

 

[Yob]

between your erection and my pole extension...

love those planters and sturdy lookin towers too!!

nice one

 

[Housecat]

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problem solved :icon_drool2:

Now, that's brew porn!

 

[proudscum]

My hop garden i planted on Sunday.

You can just see the individual sticks for each, 2 rows of 5.

They include from L -> R:
- Hallertau
- Chinook
- Columbus
- Goldings
- Amarillo

There are also 2 x Hersbucker further up the back.

Unfortunately they are only a meter apart, but i was dealing with limited space. Next year we plan to remove the tree to the left, and replant. We most likely will be digging in dividers in the meantime.

Goldings:

Columbus:

Good to see the hops you got off me are doing well.my POR are close to 2mtr tall.

 

[[email protected]]

The hops are just starting to get going. Got my twine all rigged up - the poles are 6m tall.... Hopefully I'll get a good yield this year.

 

[DJR]

Saaz has popped out of the ground with another 3 rhizomes to go

Gotta get some 3.6m or 4.8m poles and wire up a trellis for them...

Pics once i have the trellis up and the hops are going a bit stronger... not really in any rush I'm expecting the crop to be better in the 2nd year

 

[Wolfy]

Went to visit (and weed) my hops today, about 6 plants (of ~30) are poking their heads up.
This will be the 2nd year they're growing at this location, but all the plants appear to be happy/healthy/vigorous and most of the others should be up very soon.
It was interesting that - in most cases - of identical plants growing next to each other only 1 has sprouted.
Golding:

Hallertau:

MtHood (already spread L-R across the growing mound):

Tettnang:

POR (and the reason why they needed weeding):

 

[bill_gill85]

Well so far, my 2nd year cascade have yet to show any effort, aside from showing a couple of shoots at the surface. But that's still better than how my 2nd year goldings are going. I cut last years growth back about 2 months ago & added some manure & mulch about 4 weeks ago. They're getting watered as required.

Is there anything I've done wrong?

 

[ledgenko]

I can only imagine that the plants that are kicking up quickly are at least 2nd year + plants??? Cause mine are nowhere near that size ...... but both have two shoots and growing ... must remember to add more seasol at some point this weekend !!! Dynamic lifter and water crystals are generously distributed around both planters as it gets bloody hot here on the coast ...

 

[Malted]

Is there anything I've done wrong?

I can only imagine that the plants that are kicking up quickly are at least 2nd year + plants???

Surprisingly, in my case (which is not the case everywhere) it is the young rhizomes that were in the fridge that have sprouted before the older ones that wintered in soil. I suspect soil temperature has a bit to do with it too as the areas of my yard that get the most sun are showing the most hop growth and I have some rhizomes in little pots on the pavers and they are powering ahead much quicker than similar rhizomes in the garden bed.

What does this all mean? Nothing conclusive except to say I have observed variability amongst the same varieties of hops even within my backyard.
Don't worry about what anyone else's hops are doing, they are hugely variable.
Chill out. Refer to cartoon above and stop 'looking over the fence'.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

they grow up so fast..

cascades are going for it, chinook taking it easy.

 

[Midnight Brew]

I had a similar case last year. The rhizomes left in the ground over winter were the last to sprout but when they did they out-grew the others within 2 weeks. So far I've got a few heads poking out but from what I recall last season all the action happens in October

Surprisingly, in my case (which is not the case everywhere) it is the young rhizomes that were in the fridge that have sprouted before the older ones that wintered in soil. I suspect soil temperature has a bit to do with it too as the areas of my yard that get the most sun are showing the most hop growth and I have some rhizomes in little pots on the pavers and they are powering ahead much quicker than similar rhizomes in the garden bed.

What does this all mean? Nothing conclusive except to say I have observed variability amongst the same varieties of hops even within my backyard.
Don't worry about what anyone else's hops are doing, they are hugely variable.
Chill out. Refer to cartoon above and stop 'looking over the fence'.

 

[MarkBastard]

I've left mine in the pot this year, it only really fully died off about a month or two ago. Guess I should start looking after it again.