2017 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

[tugger]

It's a weed isn't it.

 

[barls]

sorry yeah its a weed.
they come up ether purple or white not green.

 

[spog]

Just finished getting my hops sorted for the coming season. Already a few little heaps popping through! Growing Saaz and Cascade. Hoping for a better season with my Saaz this time, if not I'll ditch them and run with all Cascade.

I see wires and a telegraph pole in the background which could be handy if your crop takes off !

 

[Stu Brew]

Good progress today.....more photos around but tired....

Almost planting time.....got it ripped into rows too...seems nothing needs to grow deep here due to the water being abundant on the surface!

 

[WayneCP86]

Almost cried tears of joy seeing these start up last week, the progress really well! Gotta thank everyonr for all the help getting going!

 

[WayneCP86]

Has to be one of the biggest emotional roller coasters Ive ever seen on a forum... bit of a giggle then hit of heartbreak...

I planted 2 rhizomes about 3 weeks ago and today I found this sticking out of the mt hood pot.
The chinook hasn't come up yet but I'm pretty stoked.
My first hop plant. ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1472453297.087259.jpg

Who's gunna tell him?

 

[WayneCP86]

Sorry phone!

 

[WayneCP86]

Sorry phone triple posted...

 

[Rocker1986]

The first bine of my second year Hallertau (third pic :blink has found its way to a line and attached itself to it, and even trained itself around clockwise (why do they have to be clockwise by the way, is there any issue if they climb up anti-clockwise?). The other few should catch up over the next week or so by the looks.

First year Cascade shoots (second pic) are coming along nicely at least from what I can tell. Given they're first year I didn't expect them to jump out of the blocks like the others have.

Second year Fuggle (first pic) has shot up a heap of shoots this year compared to last year. Maybe I'll actually get a worthwhile harvest off it this season.

 

[Stu Brew]

Right more from yestd.....This is how we're looking now....Daylight hours are starting to crank up....Still a long way to go before Summer Solstice though....and I have massive amounts of work to do!!

Really great a lot of you have early stuff coming up already. Still cold, wet, cold and miserable here mostly. Couple of weeks and things will be pushing up though. Time to get onto climbing and rigging now!!

 

[tugger]

At least from the pics above I know what to look for.

 

[Mardoo]

and even trained itself around clockwise (why do they have to be clockwise by the way, is there any issue if they climb up anti-clockwise?). .

They naturally grow clockwise, by what I've read, heard, and seen. Anyone seen otherwise?

 

[Stu Brew]

They naturally grow clockwise, by what I've read, heard, and seen. Anyone seen otherwise?

Clockwise in the southern hemisphere, anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

 

[Mardoo]

Actually all mine in Australia have always grown clockwise. I'd guess after enough generations here they might shift over.

 

[BottloBill]

Few different varieties pushing up in the last week or so.

 

[Stu Brew]

Actually all mine in Australia have always grown clockwise. I'd guess after enough generations here they might shift over.

Same deal as flushing the toilet....if we had the same type here as the US they would go in opposite directions...beans do the exact same here. And the exact opposite in the Northern Hemisphere too....as in climb clockwise.

 

[Stu Brew]

Looks relatively anticlockwise to me in a green house up north of the equator. Meaning us south of the equator experience growth of the clockwise variety on most deciduous and annual climbing vines. There are always exceptions to the rule....thats how plants work. Certainly Hops do follow this trait of growth.

https://youtu.be/2DaQSRQB_tw

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

Actually all mine in Australia have always grown clockwise. I'd guess after enough generations here they might shift over.

Clockwise in both hemispheres.

 

[Fylp]

Checked mine this morning and then this afternoon. The chinook grew about 10cm today. I'm guessing they like the powerfeed I gave then on Sunday. The POR and Cascade seem to be getting fatter rather than shooting up.

 

[Mardoo]

Use the Powerfeed for flowers once the burrs start.