2013 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

[brewologist]

Hey All,

I thought I'd get the ball rolling on a 2013 Hop Plantation Thread.

A couple of weeks ago I prepped my hop garden for the upcoming season. Basically, I threw a bit of cow poo in the garden and mulched with sugar cane. Last night, after work, I checked on the hop plants and they're already shooting. It must be the warm sunny days we've recently had that have woken them up after their winter slumber.

Anyway, after planting the rhizomes at the start of last season and a year of growth now under there respective belts, I'm hoping for a bumper crop this season. The Golding that didn't produce anything last year if off to a flying start.

Golding - I got this one of Wakkatoo.



The trellis I welded up last year - 6m high. The Smurto Chinook made it 3/4 of the way to the top in its first year.



I also have a Saaz which it just starting to shoot and a Cluster and Chinook that haven't poked their heads up yet. I have some Cascade rhizomes which will be planting along side these in a 60 Litre tub this weekend.

So.... show us your hops!!!!

Cheers,

 

[SimoB]

i recognise that setup! Gav??

 

[brewologist]

Hey Simon,

Yep. Looking forward to the brew comp tomorrow and pictures of hop gardens/hops plant.

Post your sexiest hops pictures people!!!! Hmmmm hop porn.

 

[Lecterfan]

Mine started to shoot (4 of the 8 varieties), and after weeding I found a heap more ready to go, but I've covered them over with a few more inches of poop and mulch for the moment. Must keep the mulch and water up to them this year.

 

[unclebarrel]

Sexy hop pictures ? When they're at this early age ??

Bit wrong !

Haha

 

[Danwood]

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Foreground - Goldings 2nd year
Rear - Cascade 2nd year

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Foreground - Fuggles 2nd year

They're all going well on horse poop and worm farm juice.

Thanks to Wakkatoo and Yob for the original rhizomes.
When I dug them up after last season there wasn't much decent rhizome stock, not enough to pass on to others as I intended.

I'm expecting heaps more growth this season, so I'll do a give-away as the aforementioned champions did....share the love !

 

[Yob]

Not gunna get much light through that window mate, that's booming

*sploing

 

[Diggs]

Goldings and Cascade planted Sunday

Edit: can't get picture to upload from tablet (Galaxy) anyone? ???

 

[hbnath]

In the process of moving and thought my plant was dead in its pot! Noticed it has a dozen or more tips so its coming! Might plant it inground and see how it goes this year

 

[DU99]

planted mine in a tub..don't want dog digging it up..await the first sign's..

 

[Danwood]

Not gunna get much light through that window mate, that's booming

*sploing

You're right, but what light that does make it through is a really nice light green. Plus, I have an excellent view at the underside of the leaves to check for critters.
I'm hoping for a bumper crop, even though it's only up to my unit roof.

 

[adryargument]

Apparently mine are all shooting down in NSW.
The old mans tending them well

 

[jefin]

Planting my first hop garden today, was lucky enough to score some nugget, chinook and cascade for free off a mate.

Anyone have any good tips on looking after these babies?

Cheers Jefin

 

[punkin]

Fertilize every week, mulch and water daily.

Not much to show on the cold tablelands yet, just bursting through the mulch and taking their own good time. The gardens are shaded during the early part of spring though till the sun starts getting higher at the end of the month.

 

[jefin]

Thanks for the advice punkin, shall put it into practice.

Cheers Jefin

 

[punkin]

You are very welcome, just repeating what i've learned from reading here and growing last year.

 

[KingKong]

Here in the Southern Highlands my golding and cascade have poked up , but my saaz, cluster, PoR and tett are still sleeping.

 

[almopec]

At my joint on southern suburbs of Sydney my cascade, Saaz, hersbrucker and Mt hood are all up.

And like danwood I'm also growing my hops up in front of my back windows for shelter from the northern sun like a big green awning.

 

[yum beer]

Out on the slopes, Goldings, Tett, POR and Cluster all up, Mt Hood went in 2 weeks ago and Saaz not showing yet, but were quite small rhizomes.

I've dug them in between the septic trenches, hopefully should give them plenty of food, the grass loves it.

Need to get the posts and supports in.

 

[carniebrew]

My Cascade, planted a month or so ago, is sprouting leaves this week:



So I finished off its adjustable trellis today (the one on the left):



That's a Hersbrucker on the right, it's first shoot is half the size of the Cascade currently:



I have a Columbus planted in the ground last week, no activity yet. And a Hallertau and Chinook still to be planted, they're both going in the ground too. I'll post some pics of them once they're all in.

Sorry about the sideways stuff...all those pics are right way up when I look at 'em on my PC. Does AHB not like portrait mode?