Farmer Needed - Breeding program

[Yob]

Morning all, Im after a farmer, Ive got some seeds of a well known and much loved US varitey that Im hoping I can get a male from this year, if successful, I'd like to propogate it and use it in a hop breeding trial, partly just as fun, partly because I think it'd be cool and partly because having my/our own varitey of hop would be effing awesome.

Must be a Vic based farmer, Id be happy to help with the work setting it up, poles, lines etc, I'd see an initial yard of maybe 4 rows x 10 each row and then depending on the rub, selection and expansion from there.

will take a few years with absolutely no certainty in it, but you never know, we may get lucky

Either way, I think it'll be a fun experiment if anyones keen, let me know, naturally, it all depends on getting a good male this year to spring from.

Cheers

 

[mofox1]

This better not distract from your primary bulk buyer role! :lol:

Good luck with the endeavour - have you thought of heading along to the various farmers markets to spruke your idea there?

 

[Weizguy]

This better not distract from your primary bulk buyer role! :lol:

Good luck with the endeavour - have you thought of heading along to the various farmers markets to spruke your idea there?

Not sure if the farmer's markets are the right places to spruik.

Much better to have a stakeholder who is interested in hops for their own sake.

Not my call, though.

 

[Yob]

I agree Les, much better to have a love attachment on this, especially considering it's likely ot be a few years until any decent selection and bulk breeding could happen, it's a fair commitment for someone not interested in the development of something new, especially if that person was not a brewer.. at least a brewing farmer can get something out of it along the way.

 

[sponge]

Not sure if the farmer's markets are the right places to spruik.

Much better to have a stakeholder who is interested in hops for their own sake.

Not my call, though.

Maybe the man that Yob is looking for is staring back at him in the mirror?

 

[Yob]

I would mate, but I have no farm, my backyard will not suffice for this sadly -_-

 

[Bribie G]

 

[Yob]

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I like the opening descriptors however the price is far too high...

 

[sponge]

I would mate, but I have no farm, my backyard will not suffice for this sadly -_-

I'm happy to dedicate 1m^2 of my tiny backyard to your hopes and dreams Yob, just to see those little yobbo's poke their head through the soil.




Or you could ask for land from people on kickstart h34r:

 

[Whiteferret]

I've got 10 acres yob but I'm probably a bit far for you to just pop round to see how they're going like I know I would if I had a project like this going.

 

[SmallFry]

I like the opening descriptors up to but not incusive of violent and overtones of pakkie bashing...

I think he meant "Resident of Pakenham". The bashing part is just a local pastime.

 

[Spohaw]

You using cascade seeds?

How are you planning on germinating them ?

 

[MartinOC]

Yob, I have PLENTY of space & good soil where I'm going, with good Northerly aspect...

Wanna play?

 

[mofox1]

Yob, I have PLENTY of space & good soil where I'm going, with good Northerly aspect...

Wanna play?

Ooh. A contender... game on!

 

[Yob]

The AHB hop growing Conglomerate

Me likey, still all depends on me getting the male to go from.

I'd be happy to divvy up to 2 or 3 separate yards, could provide many more opportunities for variation.

The seeds I have are not Cascade.

 

[Yob]

You using cascade seeds?

How are you planning on germinating them ?

As you would any other seed with the addition of a few days in the fridge first

 

[MartinOC]

'Sound like a very interesting plan.

'Open to providing space, 'though I've not grown hops before now, I'm definitely interested in the project.

 

[Phoney]

Why are you keeping the variety a secret?

 

[MartinOC]

Need to know.......

 

[Yob]

Feel it's prudent being a public forum mate, I don't want to end up admitting to anything that can be held against me.. Better cautious than sued