Hops fopr the Summer??

[louiscowdroy]

Does anyone think you can use 1st year hops in beer??

[orlando]

Well if the neighbours were in any doubt about your hobby...............

[louiscowdroy]

I know, I just love em, and they grow so so fast, I have, from left to right:

EKG, Redseslls Eastwell, Cobb, Early Bird, Fuggles, Santium, Centennial, Progress, Northern Brewer, Challenger, another Early Bird, Target and a drwaf called Prima Donna, then I have a little pot for cuttings of Northern Brewer and Prima Donna, which have come on, really well for next year........I cant stop growing them.......they just need some love, care and plenty of watering and then nature seems to take over ))

Well if the neighbours were in any doubt about your hobby...............

[andyCo]

Does anyone think you can use 1st year hops in beer??

Kinda reminds me of those people that go ott with with loads of lights and stuff on their house at christmas time ,only yours looks like a organic christmas decks love it

If you need to get rid of any rizones let me have first dibs

Andy

[alix101]

Haha..love it...yes you can use the hops dying can be a pain.
Your crop will be small first year and you might find, the cones are small but if you get some use them.

[louiscowdroy]

Haha..love it...yes you can use the hops dying can be a pain.
Your crop will be small first year and you might find, the cones are small but if you get some use them.

Hey mate, long time no chat, hows you? The Hops are going mental:

[louiscowdroy]

The front door is getting covered with runners too hahaha:

[louiscowdroy]

And the windows let in minimal light lol:

[orlando]

Is there a Mrs louiscowdroy, for the moment at least?

[louiscowdroy]

Is there a Mrs louiscowdroy, for the moment at least?

She (Still here for the moment) say's im taking the p1ss......Hahaha, she doesn't appreciate, how beautiful the colour green is and how I've struggled to bring the rural English countryside into our urban jungle......

[Monkeybrew]

What time of year do you have to plant hops? I've got a supplier near me in Ipswich that sells the plants, and I fancy growing some Prima Donna (First Gold)

MB

[orlando]

Is there a Mrs louiscowdroy, for the moment at least?

She (Still here for the moment) say's im taking the p1ss......Hahaha, she doesn't appreciate, how beautiful the colour green is and how I've struggled to bring the rural English countryside into our urban jungle......

Maybe she believes the rural English countryside has other stuff in it than hops .

[Monkeybrew]

Mrs LC will be even more impressed when you're hiring a scaffold tower for the harvest

MB

[louiscowdroy]

What time of year do you have to plant hops? I've got a supplier near me in Ipswich that sells the plants, and I fancy growing some Prima Donna (First Gold)

MB

Best plant them in Dec/Jan, but if your planting them first year in pots or I think its their first year be careful of the frost, I bought and planted 10 plants in Jan/Feb this year but kept the pots in the garage until all the snow and frosts had gone then brought them outside, I think im right in saying the second year, they would have settled and will quite happly cope with a minor sudden frosts that appear the 2nd year and so on.

Also in pots, 2nd and 3rd year, you may need to replace soil for the nutients and feed regularly. This year, as apposed to last year, I have bought from B&Q plant food and wow, what a difference that makes.......stronger bines and rasps.....i'm hoping for some good yield in the first year......now that's really unusual.....wont be much, but it'll be something I can use.

I love Hop growing now, and will continue to for years to come.......Happy growing, oh BTW, I have a Prima Donna and its lush, not obviously as tall as the others but still growing strong and full of runners too ) Good luck mate !!

[louiscowdroy]

Is there a Mrs louiscowdroy, for the moment at least?

She (Still here for the moment) say's im taking the p1ss......Hahaha, she doesn't appreciate, how beautiful the colour green is and how I've struggled to bring the rural English countryside into our urban jungle......

Maybe she believes the rural English countryside has other stuff in it than hops .

No, I don't believe you, hahaha....there is only Hops....lol