Hop Growing 2011

[Aleman]

edit^^^ it's the 'Saaz' - Noble hop made famous by Pilsner Urquell

Theu you want to go to Hopfen Shoppe

 

[Cider Minx]

edit^^^ it's the 'Saaz' - Noble hop made famous by Pilsner Urquell

Theu you want to go to Hopfen Shoppe

oh great thanks I will go get my mum so she can translate hehe my german is very rusty lol


^^ mum just pointed out english trans haha

 

[screamlead]

Just a note on willingham nurseries - I have emailed them twice now and had no reply whatsoever - not very good for a business!!

That german site looks promising though and the prices are pretty good as well.

 

[evanvine]

Back in 2009, when I first bought my hops, I used the "Hop Shop", very quick efficient service.

http://www.hopshop.co.uk

 

[Cider Minx]

Just a note on willingham nurseries - I have emailed them twice now and had no reply whatsoever - not very good for a business!!

That german site looks promising though and the prices are pretty good as well.

oh really that is **** cheers 4 info though :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

Had a busy day down the Garden and the Hopery, All the hops are going great guns, had to do alot of weeding around them, laid some sheeting and started laying gravel around the whole area. Here's a few piccies of them already :shock:

A little lonely Fuggle

1 of the 2 Target

1 of 2 Northdowns

General view

 

[Cider Minx]

they look good, wonder if it goes like your last crop :)

I didn't manage to get any this year I am still trying but I think it's 2 late in season

so now I'm growing loads of other stuff till I get them ruddy hops lol I am tempted to just put seeds in pots and see what happends in 3 years :)

 

[Muddydisco]

Last year i only had 2-3 shoots on each root, as you can see theres more than that this year already.
You can get potted hops I got mine in pots from a local nursery availabe all year round :thumb: You just need to find that odd one nursery.

 

[Cider Minx]

like I said I'm still looking so fingers crossed

but I will have loads of other stuff to try brew with (if they all grow haha dad said they wont but I have faith :lol: )

 

[evanvine]

Last year i only had 2-3 shoots on each root, as you can see theres more than that this year already.

Doesn't that next parallel down make a world of difference, mine are only a third of yours in height! :mrgreen:

 

[luckyeddie]

Last year i only had 2-3 shoots on each root, as you can see theres more than that this year already.

Doesn't that next parallel down make a world of difference, mine are only a third of yours in height! :mrgreen:

It's grim oop north

:lol:

 

[screamlead]

Looking great! Where did you buy them from????

 

[Muddydisco]

Local Nursery not anywhere special was surprised to see them whilst being dragged around by the wife. Soon put them in the trolley once I had seen them :thumb:

 

[Stone Cold]

my fuggles look like them with purple stems but my challenger is all green shoots is it just that the green plants root system is younger?

 

[evanvine]

my fuggles look like them with purple stems but my challenger is all green shoots is it just that the green plants root system is younger?

Concern yourself not, they will all go green!

 

[Stone Cold]

i wish i had a green house to start the ones you sent off better. do you think its possible for then to sprout this year?

 

[evanvine]

i wish i had a green house to start the ones you sent off better. do you think its possible for then to sprout this year?

I planted 1 of each on 14/03/11 and put them in my green house.
Nothing showing yet, but have not given up on them!

 

[Stone Cold]

i have some rooting gel i wonder if that stuff will help.

 

[Aleman]

Don't mess with them!

You are seeing others established plants. Give them time and they will take off . . .You will in all probability not get a crop this year, but that is not as important as getting them established.

 

[Stone Cold]

yeah i'l let them be. :thumb: