2017 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

[bevan]

No sign for me yet

Me either

 

[Rocker1986]

All my plants are going well now, and starting to climb up the lines. In the first pic is my second year Hallertau which is winning the race so far, the second pic is my second year Fuggle that has sprouted more than it did last year which is good, and the last pic is the first year Cascade. Only two bines on it so far, not sure if any more will pop up but at least something has.

Apologies if these pics appear sideways... they were rotated the right way up on the computer and posted properly on Facebook, so I don't know why the hell they turn out sideways here..

 

[drsmurto]

I've been writing posts and trying to attach pics for a week now and they always get rotated 90 degrees. Getting very sick of this app. I am not going to post sideways pics so end up discarding my post. Still missing PM notifications too.

 

[Yob]

app sux balls.. upload to gallery and link from there, much better quality..

my 3rd year DS Victoria is poking through which is sad.. I really wanted to give it some love in its hole this year...

 

[drsmurto]

app sux balls.. upload to gallery and link from there, much better quality..

my 3rd year DS Victoria is poking through which is sad.. I really wanted to give it some love in its hole this year...

Can i get to the gallery on the app? I can't see it.

The world needs more pics of hop bines emerging from their slumber and reaching for the sun.

Edit - if only the app sucked balls.

 

[Yob]

Can i get to the gallery on the app? I can't see it.

*** knows mate, I gave that **** away about 30 mins after I used it... mostly coz it didnt suk my ballz

 

[mofox1]

You boys been into the ris tonight? :blink:

 

[Yob]

You boys been into the ris tonight? :blink:

I have no RIS available

 

[mofox1]

Dang. How is that even possible?

 

[Mat B]

Yep, first year so have no real idea what to expect. They are apparently an old English variety called Canterbury goldings which was farmed in the Otways in the 19th century. There's a few different spots according to this: http://baysidebrewers.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/in-search-of-wild-hops.html?m=1 and they are quite easy to find growing along the creeks around the town of Forrest.

Any chance you might be able to give me some more details on where specifically around Forrest I can find some? I'm heading down next weekend and would LOVE to get my hands on a rhizome or two. I won't have a huge amount of time to forage, as I'm mountain biking with mates who will not have the patience (no doubt they'll have no issues drinking the beers though).

 

[kaiserben]

I really wanted to give it some love in its hole this year...

No judgement here.

 

[DigitalGiraffe]

Here's one of my Saaz entering the world. I have Saaz poking out of 4 of my 5 mounds and my Cascades are juuuuuust breaking the surface. With all the wind we've had here over the past week they sure are thirsty!

 

[kaiserben]

Cascade. 9 out of 14 mounds have shoots. Only single shoots so far. Some up to 5cm long now.




Tettnang. All 4 mounds have shoots. 2 have multiple shoots. The other 2 have single shoots.

 

[Benn]

No action when I checked the mounds this morning but came home this arvo to find the first year Zhomes have began to emerge.

Cascade



Yobs Columbus


Still more to pop yet, looks like I'll be running some strings this weekend

 

[Rocker1986]

It's interesting to note the different climates and how they grow/begin to shoot depending on location. Can't really tell in the photos I posted but my two 2nd year plants are already about a metre out of the ground up the lines, and the first year Cascade is about half that tall at the moment. They began shooting up probably about a month ago now, except the Cascade which was later.

 

[drsmurto]

One of my Victoria plants firing up. Chinook still fast asleep.

 

[A.B.]

My Chinooks are also still sleeping here in Canberra.

 

[kaiserben]

It's interesting to note the different climates and how they grow/begin to shoot depending on location.

Also need to factor in how long they've been in the ground of course.

My first shoots appeared bang on 3 weeks after planting. And latest photos are 4 and a half weeks since planting.

 

[Rocker1986]

Yes good point too. My Cascade took about 5 or 6 weeks after planting for its first shoot to appear. It was planted early-mid July. The existing second year plants began shooting about mid-late July and have just kept going up since.

 

[Benn]

Nuff said.

 

[kaiserben]

I had a left over tettnang rhizome, so I bought a big pot and some potting mix. 1 week after I planted those 18 other rhizomes I planted the spare in the pot and put it on my apartment's (north-facing) balcony.

2 shoots have appeared there.

 

[CheekyPanda]

In Gloucester, NSW and most of my varieties have popped there heads out. So far the Cascade and Victoria are the most active. Growth of probably close to 1m in several of the Victoria.

Saaz, Perle, Tettnanger, US Goldings, Hallertau, Columbus and Chinook have all put out a shoot.

No activity yet from EKG and Centennial.

 

[malt junkie]

I have no RIS available

Have RIS, will send, stay calm.

ED: avoid hair amber fluids with horns, this will only increase with-drawl side effects.

 

[Mardoo]

Well, I finally have some show! My 2nd year Willamette has gone positively apeshit, with 40+ shoots that have broken the surface in the last week (most only just). Looks like that year of doing SFA last year did it some good.

And finally my new Victoria has broken ground! After leaving it in the fridge for longer than I wanted to, it's been a slow starter. After watching for a few years now, I'm pretty confident that the longer you leave a rhizome in the fridge, the slower it starts. I've tried it a few times now, leaving some in the fridge longer and some shorter, and I'm anecdotally confident that this is the case. I'd guess it uses up its reserves more quickly out of soil than in.

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

2nd year growth, starting to see the beginnings of leaves. Victoria and Cascade in the lead, with Chinook trailing. No action from the Centennial yet, but they are rhizomes and only planted last week.

 

[LiquidGold]

I got 150ml of rain over a few hours last night. Should give the hops a good start.

 

[abyss]

I'm hoppy, I saw this at 7am this morning.

Now at 3pm Cascade

I planted the root ******* thing in the middle of the pot about two and a half weeks ago and as you can see it has sprouted at the edge, so they must be on a mission to grow.
My Saaz and Dr Ruddi also raised their first shoots today and they were planted a few days after the Cascade.
I don't even know which hops I like yet, it's gunna be fun experimenting but.

 

[doctr-dan]

This little fella poked its head out this morning

 

[SCR29]

I've got a couple of POR that are budding but no more in Brisbane

 

[A.B.]

Chinooks are up in Canberra this morning !