2015 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

[botch]

HI fellas,

Just after some help.

I gave my hops a little Seasol and the following 2 days we had extreme winds that knocked some of the bines over.

Then, gradually, the leaves went yellow and bottom of bines brown and virtually died off

Pictures are of bine I had to cut off. Remaining bines looking still affected. 3rd is Victoria which are real small and dont look affected. Then just the set up (5 pots). The 2 Cascades and POR I bought locally here in Tas were more advanced and are the ones affected. The 2 Victorias had just come up and seem ok.

Any advice appreciated.

 

[hoppy2B]

Just keep watering them botch, they will put up fresh bines.

 

[Jaded and Bitter]

Yeah first year don't expect much, If they make it then watch out. Seriously I have second year plant which only managed a seedy looking 5 foot first year are now literally exploding!!!

I really need to post some pics of the weird Dune stuff they have going on, despite my namesake I'm actually a little concerned.

 

[botch]

Thanks fellas. Will do.

 

[kahlerisms]

So this year I setup a camera to take a timelapse of my hop plants. I got it all setup a bit late but I'm planning to cut right right back (based on advice from others) first week of November so there's still opportunity.
There's a test vid here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCqKNmbF5Ps&list=UUyrKx9_2kNmsXjgEUNDCRIA

It'll take a photo every five minutes from this week through to harvest time in Aprilish.




Otherwise, here are some pics of my second year tettnang which is already past the roof of the brewery (and the plant in the foreground of the video)

24/9:
http://instagram.com/p/tTfDT1k6Gv/

4/10:
http://instagram.com/p/ttfJqeE6Jw/

14/10:
http://instagram.com/p/uILV3FE6CA/
http://instagram.com/p/uO00Mak6Eq/

And some first year Cascade which has only really started moving this week.

http://instagram.com/p/ttfEk8k6Jn/

and some second year Willamette
http://instagram.com/p/tte_GxE6Je/

 

[Yob]

Finally got some time to sort out the dripper lines, each "bed" has a through line and a cross piece getting pretty good coverage of the hole..

Set time 30 mins.. walk away = win



Chinook



Victoria

 

[mondestrunken]

Hehe... Mine are planted in my mums garden.

Both oldies are mad keen gardeners and have been dutifully applying compost, dynamic lifter, seasol, gypsum etc. Theres now a good 10cm of rich black topsoil.

Mum asks "They wont outcompete my other plants?"

"Nah nah cause the hops will be watered and fertislised more often, so the other plants will be better cared for also"

Secretly I imagine the Hops climbing all over her plants h34r:

Hope your Mum likes beer?

 

[Lochem]

Finally got some time to sort out the dripper lines, each "bed" has a through line and a cross piece getting pretty good coverage of the hole..

Set time 30 mins.. walk away = win

Yob,
Can you advise how much water is being used?
Is it just dripping EVERY thirty minutes? Wouldn't that be too much?

I want to get the dripper lines into my pots but I've never used em before.

Cheers

 

[Yob]

No mate, just once a day in the evening for half hour, just a good soak is all they need, probably good for twice a day in extreme heat/mid summer

 

[mofox1]

Super alpha, throwing up around 8 or so good bines. Beats the 3 from my cascade and the non existent Chinook pants down.

Only have about 2m vertical space, so these are coerced to grow fairly flat diagonals.

 

[GrumpyPaul]

You've got to love MrsGrumpy....

Today at the market she bought me a hop plant in a pot.

Sadly all I know is that it is a German hop?

Its probably a silly question - but is there any way of telling more specifically what it is from the plant?

And...

At this time of the year should I plant it in the ground - or leave it in the pot?

 

[Mardoo]

I want to get the dripper lines into my pots but I've never used em before.

Last year my dripper hose came with a limiter 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full. I literally left mine on at 1/4 flow from December 1 through the end of Feb, and the plants went nuts...as did the weeds around the pots. I even got good production off a first year plant (the same Victoria I gave you).

However, it's VERY well established in the wine industry that heavy irrigation leads to higher yields of fruit with dramatically less complex flavor. I strongly suspect the same is true with hops. No proof whatsoever. I'll be running trials either next year or the following one, but have nothing solid to offer in that regard this year.

So, your choice.

 

[Mardoo]

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At this time of the year should I plant it in the ground - or leave it in the pot?

I would cut the pot and transfer the root ball (to a much larger pot or a bed) with as little disturbance as possible. However I think a propagator like Hoppy2B will have better advice than I in that regard.

As to type, genetic sequencing? No idea.

 

[siege]

Sadly all I know is that it is a German hop?

Its probably a silly question - but is there any way of telling more specifically what it is from the plant?

I reckon the most commonly grown German hops grown in Vic are Hallertau, Magnum, Nugget, Perle and Tettnanger. So start there?
Easiest way I would try is wait until harvest time and buy a small amount of each variety from LHBS and compare smell
Otherwise, apparently the appearance of the cones is more distinctive than the leaves
Pretty good reference: http://www.skotrat.com/skotrat/hops.cfm

 

[Yob]

I reckon the most commonly grown German hops grown in Vic are Hallertau, Magnum, Nugget, Perle and Tettnanger. So start there?
Easiest way I would try is wait until harvest time and buy a small amount of each variety from LHBS and compare smell
Otherwise, apparently the appearance of the cones is more distinctive than the leaves
Pretty good reference: http://www.skotrat.com/skotrat/hops.cfm

Magnum... Here?

Tell me more

 

[hoppy2B]

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You've got to love MrsGrumpy....

Today at the market she bought me a hop plant in a pot.

Sadly all I know is that it is a German hop?

Its probably a silly question - but is there any way of telling more specifically what it is from the plant?

And...

At this time of the year should I plant it in the ground - or leave it in the pot?

The pot looks a bit small which will end with it root bound more than likely. You will get a bigger plant if you put it in the ground. Some of the varieties siege mentions would be unlikely to give you a first year yield of any significance and so you would want to get them as large as possible by planting out, to prepare for next season.

 

[Yob]

Sound advice..

The bigger the pot the better, in general really, not just confined to German varieties.

 

[CrookedFingers]

Had to change up my hop trellis.
Originally had an arbour shot in to the alfresco structure with a paslode........but...

..... being renters with an inspection about to happen I thought I would change up this afternoon to this.
3m tall with diagonal lines.
2nd year plants.
Not stressed about growth or yield this year. Just want to keep them alive .
Once the new house is built next year they will be in the ground.






CF

 

[Alex.Tas]

Had to change up my hop trellis.
Originally had an arbour shot in to the alfresco structure with a paslode........but...

Looking good, will look awesome covered in green.
I was worried about the wind load my trellis may put on the fence, but i see you used some star pickets to secure the trellis base and then braced against the timber fence.
How many plants are you going to run on this trellis, reckon it will strain your fence much?

 

[technobabble66]

My lil' babies.
First 2 are 1st year Columbus'. First is the main rhizome Ninegrain sent me, second were a few leftover mini rhizome bits he threw in. In the 2nd photo, the hop plant is the tiny bit of green in front of the pole next to the hydrangea. Not sure if the difference is from the position or size of root stock, but the first one's been growing like crazy for a few weeks now.
The third is a 2nd year Chinook from DrS. Going bananas. Having dissed the idea of pruning bines, I think I'll need to concede and neaten it up. There's about 40 up already and more emerge every day!