Hop Growing 2017

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Hanglow » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:51 am

Most of the hop growing info I could find were from the american homebrewing forums, so I guess it must be a 'murican term :)

Will see how it turns out anyway

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by timothy » Mon May 01, 2017 4:45 pm

Started quickly but lost some momentum. Nugget is struggling a bit, but Centennial and Columbus are doing ok. Columbus even has a few cones starting, which is far too early.

Left to right: Centennial, Nugget, and Columbus.Image

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by scuppeteer » Mon May 01, 2017 11:40 pm

timothy wrote:Started quickly but lost some momentum. Nugget is struggling a bit, but Centennial and Columbus are doing ok. Columbus even has a few cones starting, which is far too early.

Left to right: Centennial, Nugget, and Columbus.Image
I think you'll find they are lateral nodes and definitely not cones. :wink:
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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by timothy » Wed May 03, 2017 7:45 pm

Au contraire mon amis!

I'm pretty new to hop growing, and could be mistaken, but I think climate change might be real! Image

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Stewb » Wed May 03, 2017 8:50 pm

Where are you Timothy? That does indeed seem early.

Those are very healthy looking plants!

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by timothy » Thu May 04, 2017 12:06 am

Missouri, USA

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by scuppeteer » Thu May 04, 2017 7:45 pm

OK so that's just nuts! :shock: :shock: :shock:

They shouldn't be starting to burr for another couple of months at least. Can you post another pic in a couple of weeks please. Crazy stuff.
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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Hanglow » Thu May 04, 2017 11:47 pm

If it's making cones now, when would you expect to harvest? End of July? Does seem incredibly early to my ignorant self :) . I thought flowering is determined by length of sunlight, so would expect it not to even kick in untill well after the end of june

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Haydnexport » Fri May 05, 2017 1:18 pm

He is on another continent to be fair , not sure if their on a different season to us :oops:

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by timothy » Fri May 05, 2017 6:12 pm

Yeah, I don't know WTF is going on! Pots were left out all winter...no babying whatsoever. My hops are clearly drunk.

It's not fully flowering yet, but we've got a few rogue cones developing, that's for sure.

I'll keep you guys posted.

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Hanglow » Wed May 17, 2017 8:25 pm

3 weeks on from my over zealous cutting back, the tallest bine is about 6foot
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Little centenial is still growing, rather slower
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Also my cuttings are still alive
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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Wonkydonkey » Thu May 18, 2017 8:44 am

I was wondering if anyone knows why the side shoots are all ready so long on my cascade, there more than a metre long :shock: , it's the 2nd yr in the p-tunnel. The plants out side are not like this :?:

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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by scuppeteer » Thu May 18, 2017 11:53 am

Wonkey, that plant should be outside. It wants to go up and you're restricting it.
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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by Wonkydonkey » Thu May 18, 2017 10:54 pm

scuppeteer wrote:Wonkey, that plant should be outside. It wants to go up and you're restricting it.
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Well here in brighton,, it's been hot in the p-tunnel I think it thinks it's in the usa. Last year the hops were much better from the p-tunnel. Apart from the spider mite having a free lunch.

But I'm training it as best I can :=P and as it's got heat, it's growing. 8) . But the same plant outside, the mother plant! Is only 7ft high.

There's no chance of moving it, the roots are out of the bottom of the pot and in the soil as well as the top growth, being brittle.

Let's see what happens, but I bet the hops are way better than the ones from outside.
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Re: Hop Growing 2017

Post by BigMouth » Thu May 18, 2017 11:52 pm

Love the pics Stewb!
Being in Yorkshire too I will have to post some of my EKG (cobbs), fuggles and prima donna (first gold) all about to start year 2. All look very strong.
Cascade is but a twig with some green atm but it is early in year 1 and forming roots. I have 4 more prima donna at a very early stage (greenhouse).
Will get some pics on here soon from God's own county.
And btw climate change- it doesn't exist. The planet is simply moving her axis :D

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