Comments on: Grow Hops

By: Ken haggarty

Ken haggarty — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:05 +0000

Cut hop vine
Do I cut vine down in the fall?

Hi Ken
Cut the vine down close to the ground in the fall after you harvest your hops. New growth will come from the roots in spring. If you are crafty, make a wreath out of the vine for fall decoration.

By: julie

julie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:59:17 +0000

i bought my rhizomes from adventures in homebrewing…. so far so good. i just need to keep my neighbors cats from using the wood chips as their personal litter pan! i have 6 kinds planted and may reduce to either just 6 plants and just 2 kind or even just to one kind.

Hi Julie
Hop vines get larger each year. If you want to keep track of the different types of hops your planted, be sure to keep them in separate areas or they will mingle together and then you won’t be able to distinguish one from the other.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:41:26 +0000

WHERE CAN I FIND FREE RHIZOME TO GROW MY OWN HOPS. HOW MANY DO YOU RECOMMEND (PLANTS TO START MY FIRST CROP)
THANK JOHN

By: corinne

corinne — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:50:44 +0000

need to find suppliers of hops vines

Check Midwest Suppliescom and Northernbrewer.com, also google hop rhizomes for more suppliers. It may be too late to order this year.

By: Bill Velek

Bill Velek — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:06:27 +0000

Good basic information. If you are looking for much more detailed information specifically about growing hops for making beer, our ‘Grow-Hops’ group has 1,894 members, a rhizome exchange, a whole-hop exchange, a HopWiki project, and lots more. If interested, contact me — billvelek AT alltel DOT net (remove munge).
Cheers.
Bill Velek