Autumn 2009 Hops cuttings WANTED

[Trough Lolly]

Chinook shoots have appeared which is a bit unusual - then again, we've had some rather mild days here lately. The Goldings, PoR and Cascade plants are still snoozing...I relocated these plants last Autumn so I'm not expecting much - more a case of rootstock development for this year.

One of the cascade pots has a shoot so I'm hopeful that the other 11 pots may come good! I'll plant them in as they appear...If they're being flogged for $70 a rhizome on Ebay, I might be sitting on a goldmine!!

Cheers,
TL

[geoffclifton]

Hi Guys

At the start of the thread I offered to swap copious quantities of select expensive garden treasures for a few bits of hop root. The offer still exists

Currently dividing clivia, agapanthus, dietes (native iris), tuber iris, spanish moss (old man's beard), perpetual bush basil, tarragon. Garden full of vegies here too, plus some rather pleasant home brew.

Geoff in Nowra.

[drsmurto]

I would so take you up on that offer if you were in SA.

Just spent a small fortune on plants for the new garden/entertaining area and am still waiting for them to be delivered. All native tho, spent far too long researching plants that were native, drought tolerant, frost tolerant and survived in part shade!

I will be taking a heap of cuttings as my goldings already has 20+ shoots above ground. Will cut nearly half of them back and pot them to see if they will grow roots. My POR last year was almost as prolific and the chinook is damn near a weed.

[billybushcook]

All good,
Iv'e got two strong shoots up & running from my PoR ryzome, don't expect to get much of a harvest this, it's first year but enough for a brew or three would be nice!

Mick.

[Bizier]

All good,
Iv'e got two strong shoots up & running from my PoR ryzome, don't expect to get much of a harvest this, it's first year but enough for a brew or three would be nice!

Mick.

Give it light, height, deep soil and a bunch of fertiliser and you will definitely be brewing with it.

[Lachy]

Two of my three PoR are off and running, and my new root cuttings of Willamette, Tettnanger, Hallertau and Goldings have taken off nicely too. I can't see myself getting much of a crop from anything but the PoR this season, but it's a start.

[Slash]

But concerned about my Chinook... still dormant! Was expecting a little action by now

[Bizier]

Relax. They are hops!

[drsmurto]

But concerned about my Chinook... still dormant! Was expecting a little action by now

Chinook is usually the last of mine to appear.

Goldings is now 60cm and climbing rapidly and the POR is gathering pace. Even the Victoria has a shoot above ground but the chinook is still hibernating.

Once it breaks the surface it will catch them all in no time.

Hops are weeds. I haven't watered/fed mine anything since May and won't until late October.

RDWHAHB

[Trough Lolly]

Well, I can happily report that moving the hops didn't kill them - phew!

The Goldings is off to a good start...




The Pride of Ringwood rhizome is shooting all over the place...




And the Cascade has started off very promisingly with several good runners that I've strung up to encourage them onto the hop fence...



I've got another small Cascade plant so that's 2 plants out of 12 potted Cascade cuttings so far - I'll plant it next weekend and hope to see some more appear soon...

Cheers,
TL

[billybushcook]

My PoR is goin hard at the moment, growing 4 bines, each climbing up their strings 2" per day.

I never thought there could be a plant which could grow faster than the bloody Kykuyu in my lawn (or the weeds in my vege patch!)



I will be interested in swapping a portion of Rhyzome for another strain when the time comes,

Cheers, Mick.

[jello]

Is there ANY way I can get my hands on Hops without having to go through ebay?

[drsmurto]

I sold a few rhizomes last year and i give away any cuttings i manage to strike but this year they all died due to the heat.

Wrong time of the year to buy rhizomes, winter is when they are dormant and able to be split up and sold.

If you want some cuttings its best to get onto AHB where there are large numbers of rhizomes/cuttings that are sold/traded/given away.

Cheers
DrSmurto

p.s. my goldings and chinook are now well over the fence (2m) and heading along the horizontal strings set up so all up, in excess of 3m now. Even my baby cascade and Victoria are nearly at the top of the fence.

[billybushcook]

p.s. my goldings and chinook are now well over the fence (2m) and heading along the horizontal strings set up so all up, in excess of 3m now.

I'm guessing they are from permanent/established Rhyzomes Doc?

Mic.

[drsmurto]

Goldings is a 2nd year and Chinook is a 3rd year rhizome.

Chinook has now overtaken the goldings. 2m vertical and 2m horizontal.

And yes, they are in the ground as they have been since day 1.

Even with the record November heatwave in Adelaide they are thriving. Looking forward to a bumper crop this year

[billybushcook]

Last report said I had 4 strong bines climbing.
Make that 5 mains & 2 secondaries, making 7 in total.
Time to cut them back to 4 again, I think.

Any advise???

Mick.

[drsmurto]

I havent cut mine back at all.

Stopped counting at 20 for the goldings and havent even bothered counting the chinook bines!

I figure if the plant wants to grow that many bines then let it. I was under the impression that commercial growers cut them back to 4-6 more for easy of harvesting than anything else....... but i could be wrong.

Goldings, chinook and POR are sending out sideshoots like mad now so wont be too long before i start seeing the cones forming.

[billybushcook]

I now know why the "powers that be" restrict any male Hop plants being brought into the country.....
(probably one of the only good environmental descissions made in this countries history)

These things grow like wild fire!!
Have even had more bines pop up a foot or more away from where I planted the Rhyzome.

Ivé had to watch they don't over-run my tomatoes & Chillies which are on either side.
I have had to add more trellising strings a couple of times & are running out of room,
Currently running them (the bines) up 7-8 feet then horizontal from there for another 2-3 meters with 5-6 strings in each of two directions.

Will definately be going for more height next year!
Flowers have started to form.

Will get a few pics!

Cheers, Mick.

[Bizier]

Hi Geoff,

If you are in Sydney before March, I can give you a small potted POR plant if you'd like.

PM me if you want to take me up on that.

[drsmurto]

Wont be long before i am picking the first crop of chinook!

These were taken on xmas eve.

Chinook


Fence is being pulled over by the weight of the plant!