Just taken delivery of some hop rhizomes

[Green Ninja]

Challenger and WGV.

I've read the instruction leaflet that came with them and it seems I have to wait for the last frosts to have passed.

Anyone grown these from rhizomes and when did you first plant them in the ground?

Cheers,

Terry.

 

[Hawks]

Hmm, I thought I had planted mine in winter last time :wha:

Memory is rubbish though, so I'd wait for someone else as well

 

[screamlead]

Keep them in pots inside either shed or greenhouse until all frosts have gone then plant out. They should be ok then to leave in the ground.
Quite a few guys have hop plants growing so i'm sure a few will comment.

 

[evanvine]

I would plant them out immediatly, but cover them with 2" of soil, they are quite hardy.

 

[Bru4u]

Where did you get them, I can't get A Plus hops to come back to me with details, I'm looking for first gold and saaz if anyone has some

 

[Green Ninja]

Here you go Bru4U


http://www.willingham-nurseries.co.uk/hop3.html


Not many left though


Terry.

 

[Muddydisco]

Another one get them in now and protect them if with some straw or bubble wrap if the weather turns cold, or better still get them started in a pot somewhere warm

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

+1 for willingham nurseries.

I ordered Bramlin cross, it arrived in the post the next day. brilliant... :party:

I have dug a big hole, filled it with horse ****, planted my little hop plant and covered it with a modified milk carton to keep the frost off.

I have access to a load of northdown hops, planted on a mates allotment, I have also found a shed load of wild hops growing nearby...happy days

 

[mrwalsh]

I have also ordered rhizomes from Willingham's, WGV and Fuggles. I have never grown anything ever before (except grass and some weeds) so will be keeping a watch on this thread.
I have them in pots at the moment waiting for the weekend, when I will be digging in some fertilizer.

 

[evanvine]

You will find they don't take much looking after, with regard to fertaliser etc, the bloody things grow like twitch or bindweed!