Hop Growing 2011

[evanvine]

Just treated mine to some Miracle grow, works wonders!

My Fuggles and Goldings are 14ft + now, no feed what so ever, will need to nip the growing tips out at 20ft.

 

[jonewer]

So far - Admiral doing very well. Fuggle doing middling-well. Golding very poor and Phoenix middling-poor.

Soil quality is very poor. Bah.

 

[evanvine]

Which part of the country are you in JW?.
Both my Fuggles and Goldings are romping away and have needed to be stopped at height.
Think the Brambling Cross may be a Dwarf as it hasn't reached 10' yet!

 

[jonewer]

Which part of the country are you in JW?.
Both my Fuggles and Goldings are romping away and have needed to be stopped at height.
Think the Brambling Cross may be a Dwarf as it hasn't reached 10' yet!

Am down in surrey - Its probably a combination of a shady garden and poor soil. The fuggle has 2 bines, the longest being about 15' but the leaves are very widely spaced. Not much chance of getting enough to make a brew with this year. Maybe next year will be better!

 

[robsan77]

Which part of the country are you in JW?.
Both my Fuggles and Goldings are romping away and have needed to be stopped at height.
Think the Brambling Cross may be a Dwarf as it hasn't reached 10' yet!

Am down in surrey - Its probably a combination of a shady garden and poor soil. The fuggle has 2 bines, the longest being about 15' but the leaves are very widely spaced. Not much chance of getting enough to make a brew with this year. Maybe next year will be better!

Try and get a load of quality horse manure and dig it in the area you will be planting next year. Come next year you'll get some stonkers!

 

[Mark1964]

Do you leave the shoots that are growing from between each leaf or pinch them out????

 

[evanvine]

Those shoots that you want to pinch out are the laterals that the hops grow on! :shock:

 

[Mark1964]

laterals just like in the greenhouse then where i used to work many moons ago. The cucumbers grew on the same :thumb: Good job ive left them alone then

 

[evanvine]

Good job ive left them alone then

Good job you asked the question! :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

Mine are going mental, serious bulk this year loads of laterals hopefully loads of hops. Hoping to beat 400grm off each plant this year :)
No signs of any hops yet though

 

[evanvine]

Looking very good Nick!
Last year the "Burrs" didn't form on mine untill the 24th of July, I'm hoping they may be earlier this year.
Your's may be even earlier, being that bit further south! :thumb:

 

[Glen]

I have bought some seeds from ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOPS-HUMULUS- ... 1e655cdbc1

I thought , what the hell for the money. I know i wont get any results till next year, but has anyone else tried these seeds and what were the results and what should i expect (bittering or aroma).

Thanks Glen

 

[evanvine]

I personally have not known anybody use seeds, so will be very interested in your results.

MD; you should be inundated with burrs by now!

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Had a bad year this time with Green fly...Bastards.............. ladybirds av just moved in, hope they fill their boots.. :party:

 

[evanvine]

No GF here, but the Ladies have already moved in!

 

[Mark1964]

How do you dry the cones my fuggles and challenger both have lots of cones growing on them but are useless unless i know how to dry them out.

 

[evanvine]

Spread them out on miles of kitchen towel in a warm dry dark place for a few days.

 

[Aleman]

I stretch a sheet out over a frame the loft and spread the hops out on that . . .give it a shake every day to move the hops about . . .and its normally dry enough in 3-4 days

 

[Mark1964]

Ok will do thanks

 

[evanvine]

both have lots of cones growing on them

Just twigged what you said!
You sure you've got cones already, they are not still at the "burr" stage?