So i found some wild hops

[Devonhomebrew]

Or a plant not many hops so i dug up two roots and got home cut off all the bines no hops =( so anyway put roots in buckets with soil and the bines i cut up and put in beer bottles full of water with nutrients to clone them have i made a massive mistake digging them up too early or something like that?

 

[Mark1964]

if no hops were on the vine then they sound like ornamental ones no good for brewing

 

[Devonhomebrew]

if no hops were on the vine then they sound like ornamental ones no good for brewing

Sorry there was about 25 "little" ones i just went and had a look there are hops on it just really small will the water project work though?

 

[screamlead]

Normally you dont dig up the rhizomes until after the crop has finished and should be in the new year feb time i think.

 

[Devonhomebrew]

Normally you dont dig up the rhizomes until after the crop has finished and should be in the new year feb time i think.

Thanks man i just asumed that maybe it didnt make a difference as there was only a very small havest so many more vines to pick tomorrow though saw soem big hops cones only about 10 or so but so many vines and i guess alot of roots so ill dig the rest up in january then its on unowned land so i geuss its legal for me to dig them up.

 

[EskiBrew]

Could it be that you just have male plants - you need the female plant to get the cones.