Growing Hops??

[evanvine]

how is best to deal with it?

Oh ye of little faith, they are growing in compost!!!

 

[DethApostle]

1 month in and my 1st year hops currently look like this!

The Target and EKG (left and middle) are around 2ft in length now and are being trained around the support string i've wound around the cane towers. The Bramling X is a little bit shorter than the others but broke through later so I guess that's too be expected!

 

[BrotherMalice]

Should be planting mine today :) - its going in a large pot as I am hoping to move in the near future :thumb:

 

[BrotherMalice]

Would this:

http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-ca ... d=12418270

Be good to fill a pot with for the plant to grow in?

 

[evanvine]

You don't need to molly coddle them BM, they grow like damn Convolvulus!
DA, Bram X are normally a little later + they do not crop as heavily.

 

[BrotherMalice]

Slight over-kill then?

 

[DethApostle]

BM: Mine are just in a mix of B&Q cheapest value compost and topsoil from the garden (because I ran out of compost!).
I'd worry more about keeping them well watered in the *cough* hot weather we're having *cough* but they seem pretty tolerant so far...

Thanks for the info on Bramling X too Evanvine.
What should I expect rougly yeild-wise per vine? I guess the central pillar is about 7ft tall so with all the wrapping around the vine'll be c. 10ft max.

 

[BrotherMalice]

Cheers. Trip to B&Q after work then :)

 

[evanvine]

What should I expect rougly yeild-wise per vine? I guess the central pillar is about 7ft tall so with all the wrapping around the vine'll be c. 10ft max.

Yield depends on a lot of variables, but mainly micro climate and maturity.
You will need more space between you plants as when you pinch the growing tips out they will begin to bush.
I still don't know what to expect from mine and this will be their 4th full growing season, I didn't count the planting season.
You will no doubt get some hops this year and then things will (should) improve year on year.

 

[DethApostle]

I figured you'd say that to be honest and ultimately if I get anything from them at all this year i'd be happy!
The individual pots are going to be moved to different spots in the garden at some point, they are currently where the raised bed is going to be built!

 

[BeerEagle]

I notice the term "wet" hop, is this what used to be called "green" hop

Yes. Americans use this term for green hops.

 

[evanvine]

Thanks for the confirmation BE, thought that might be the case.

 

[BrotherMalice]

Finally got mine in a pot over the weekend:

 

[evanvine]

Remember to keep it well watered!

 

[BrotherMalice]

Been checking on it every few hours over the weekend...

 

[evanvine]

Been checking on it every few hours over the weekend...

:rofl: Think you'll find once a day is enough!

 

[BrotherMalice]

Been checking on it every few hours over the weekend...

:rofl: Think you'll find once a day is enough!

Your probbably right...
On a diet at the moment so checking on the hop plant is about as close to beer as I can get at the moment

 

[JKaranka]

My Brewer's Gold is 5ft tall by now. Soon it will be at the end of the bamboo cane I put up so I wonder what to do then.

 

[evanvine]

My Brewer's Gold is 5ft tall by now. Soon it will be at the end of the bamboo cane I put up so I wonder what to do then.

Nip the growing tips out, they will then start to bush.

 

[shuggie159]

Planted Feb March 2013
Pigeons or a rabbit or some other nasty furrey woodland creature ate the top off mine at about 2" high. Set it back a few weeks but it is now about 14" and counting. I'm not anticipating any crop this year; that way I may be pleasently supprised!