2016 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

[syl]

If you still want some, come see me.

Anyone else, I've got a bag of Canterbury Goldings out back, if they aren't collected, I'll be planting them down the rivulet to see if they won't catch and grow wild.

I can probably dig up a Victoria zome or two, but you best hurry. In a few weeks I'll be less willing to disturb them.

Free pickup only.

You around much this weekend? I may order some hops and come past? (pekko + au casc + au galaxy)

 

[Curly79]

I asked Hoppy2b the same question, and he confirmed that they were...

Thanks [emoji106]

 

[Yob]

You around much this weekend? I may order some hops and come past? (pekko + au casc + au galaxy)

Back Sunday arvo

 

[syl]

Back Sunday arvo

Dang. Sunday wont work!

All good mate and thanks, I will work with curls also have the 2 C's coming from the ex and another rhizome from my mate on friday. Cascade, PoR, Chinook, Victoria - perfect for my bath tub planter!!! Thanks gents!

 

[goatus]

What are people using to string up the hops? Ive heard mixed comments on "string / rope will snap", to "hops wont climb on metal cables". Whats the best option?

 

[Leviathan]

I used regular twine last year and it worked just fine.

 

[Camo6]

It'll climb up steel wire no problems. I use sisal twine and double it over and even put a twist in it with the cordless. In three seasons I've had maybe two strands break towards the end of the growing season. Then it gets tossed in the bin with the bines.

 

[mofox1]

I used some thin sisal from from big green shed. One line broke, was replaced with some spare cat5.

Will probably go something a lot less environmentally friendly than the sisal this time around.

 

[Camo6]

I doublde mine over, tied it to the trellis then stuck the loose end in the cordless and twist it until it's like hop twine. Works a treat.

Cat 5? Any issues with cross-talk between varieties?

 

[mofox1]

I doublde mine over, tied it to the trellis then stuck the loose end in the cordless and twist it until it's like hop twine. Works a treat.

Cat 5? Any issues with cross-talk between varieties?

My bad, it was 5e. End to end throughput was improved with an overall reduction of dropped cones.

 

[Pogierob]

This year you boys better use cat6.

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

Got all the poles standing & packed in, and all wires in place with assistance of friends in 2 very hard and long days. Still need to tension the guy wires once the wire clamps have been tightened properly on the high wires. My working platform isn't ready yet, so an a-frame 5 meter ladder was cut into 2 ladders and countless trips up and down, moving ladder, up and down.

Rhizomes in pots are starting to poke their heads out...time to plant!
Rain capture roofline, water tank and watering system will be next, then fitting out hop drying room.

 

[Curly79]

Very nice BB. How many varietys will you be growing?

 

[yum beer]

Cleaned up the hop yard on Monday, been left to its own since picking time.
Pulled out the old crap and picked around, nice to find 10 or so nodes poking their heads out on each of 5 varieties.
Looking good for decent crop this year, rhizomes a 2nd and 3rd year this season.

 

[Yob]

Got all the poles standing & packed in, and all wires in place with assistance of friends in 2 very hard and long days. Still need to tension the guy wires once the wire clamps have been tightened properly on the high wires. My working platform isn't ready yet, so an a-frame 5 meter ladder was cut into 2 ladders and countless trips up and down, moving ladder, up and down.

Rhizomes in pots are starting to poke their heads out...time to plant!
Rain capture roofline, water tank and watering system will be next, then fitting out hop drying room.

Epic

 

[Hpal]

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

Very nice BB. How many varietys will you be growing?

4 core varieties (Chinook, Cascade, Victory & Cluster) and then a row of small amounts of various varieties.

 

[Yob]

Victoria?

 

[Mardoo]

Yep, Victoria. Good work BB. No, wait, AWESOMENESS! Epic works for me too. Very impressive.

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

Victoria?

Yep, Victoria.