Plugs

Clibit · Post by **Clibit** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:05 pm

Never seen them for sale anywhere? Anyone shed any light?!

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:51 pm

afaik plugs are young plants grown from seed for planting on. Hops are a type of plant that has distinct sexes, and its the female plants genetically cloned via cuttings and rhizhome (root) splitting that provide the resin bearing flowers we want. (sounds familiar

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if grown from seed they will take some characteristics from the female plant and some from the male plant that provided the pollen and become a new type of plant not guaranteed to have the hoppy characteristics we are after..

like garlic and bananas all commercial or 'known' hops are clones..
**edit and rhubarb

what you want to look for is hop rhizomes being a root from a known plant it will grow true like the original and provide you with the flavour and bitterness expected.

Clibit · Post by **Clibit** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:59 pm

Sorry I was meaning hop plugs which I believe to be a larger form of pellet? I think they are whole flowers pressed into a disc shape?

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:01 pm

my bad...

Clibit · Post by **Clibit** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:04 pm

I wasn't very clear. Like this...

http://www.betterbeerblog.com/wp-conten ... pplugs.jpg

Are they not sold in the UK?

BluePanda · Post by **BluePanda** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:09 pm

Fil wrote:my bad...

Not really.

Very interesting, didn't realise the complexities in growing hops. Or bananas for that matter

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:23 pm

dont look up panama disease if you like nanna's they are all DOOOOOOOMED!!!

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