hoppy2B said:
What variety are yours Wakt? They look a bit small and unripe.
Well that's an interesting question. It's either a POR or a Tettnang that I got off someone on the forum here a few years ago.
I originally ordered 2 x POR and 2 x Tettnang rhizomes and passed them on to my Mum in the country to plant in pots with instructions to label them clearly.
Unfortunately the labeling was done using a black permanent marker on a black pot which seemed fine at the time, until the sun hit the writing and within a week faded away. I now use aluminum labels cut out of old cans after I learnt my lesson the hard way.
Eventually they were planted out late in the season that year as it took me a while to design and build my over engineered Hop trellis ( I wanted it to last many years). They barely got up the vine that year which I expected from first year rhizomes.
Second year they started off well, but disaster struck when we had continuous rain for over a month during summer and 2 of the 4 rotted away.
So I'm left with 2 with plans to get more at the end of this season (Looking for Cascade and Saaz)
The photos were taken at the lower parts of the bine to try to get a decent shot and seem to be the smaller of the cones on the plant.
Higher up the Bine are larger plump Hop cones.
On a side note: To try and help me hopefully determine the variety, I have started making a tea using one hop cone in a shot glass chopped up.
I half fill the shot glass with boiling water and let sit for 5 mins. I then taste the tea every 5 mins to see how bitter/aromatic it is.
It's not very scientific but it has lend me to believe the plant I have been testing is most likely POR (Tea is super bitter after 10 mins and little Aroma).
My other plant is doing ok but didn't feel like climbing much this year for a total height about 1.5 meter. I have a total of 4 Hop cones on that plant
Atleast it should be enough for another Tea test. :beerbang: