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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 17 2014 : 7:10:29 PM
Ok, so each year I go a handful of us Vtg. Trailer Divas go over to Elk, ID... for a weekend of Glamping and giggles and food...
and each year I pop over to Juli's cuz Steph's cottage... and she has (literally) mile high Hops...
Well here I am now, I will be going to "Girl Camp' again in July in Elk,,, and will try to harvest a couple of Hops seed(?)...
so before I go on the internet to search growing a Hops plant... does anyone here grow a Hops plant?
I just am interested in how it vines...and wonder if I could grow it horizontly instead of verticle..
Any suggestions? 
oops guess I should have mentioned,,, I now live in the moutains of Central Calif..
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| HodgeLodge |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 06:30:37 AM
I too want to start some hops because of the whole cash crop. It will be interesting. Can you start from a root?
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Feb 10 2014 : 11:22:13 PM
I want to grow some this year, too. I am going to try Cascade and Williamette. You have to start them with rhizomes. They grow quite tall at 15-20 feet and trellises are recommended. They do have their own set of problems...powdery mildew and things like that. We will see what I can do!
FarmGirl #1390
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 28 2014 : 10:36:36 PM
how fun to get creative with how we can grow Hops.. I really want to give it a try.
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| JuliaCatherine |
Posted - Jan 28 2014 : 08:53:23 AM
We are going to grow 6 plants this year. I will be ordering the rhizomes next month. I will let you gals know how it works...I am so glad I stumbled across this feed.
Julia
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Jan 20 2014 : 08:11:53 AM
Everything is grown up around these parts too, less space if you think how long they get and how wide a trellis you would need for just one plant if you went horizontal.
Laurie
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| katmom |
Posted - Jan 19 2014 : 6:39:54 PM
Diana,,, yep, that's where I first spotted the Hops,,, down in Elk, ID... and they get major snow (old logging camp turned vacation retreat)...
Oh and I have my (our) "Glamping Quilt hanging in the hall,,, waiting for Spring Glamping season! hugz
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| gramadinah |
Posted - Jan 18 2014 : 2:37:20 PM
In southern Idaho they grow it on 30 foot trellis in a v shape I have a friend who has an old chain link fence that it grows like crazy on. So as usual it is just a soil sun water factor.
Diana
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Jan 18 2014 : 2:29:56 PM
I'm interested in this topic too, with all the microbreweries and home brewers springing up around here, hops might be a cash crop! Just wondering if there is a specific variety better than another for the soil/weather conditions here, and I was also wondering if I needed to build a 30 foot trellis....
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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