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THanks for the tidbit of info. I'll keep that in mind. Guess we'll just let the 6 transplants take off next season and make a brew with them and see how it tastes.

Question. I had some heirloom hops tested last week at KAR labs just for simple acids. I believe the 'mother plant' to be 50 to 100 yrs old and probably Cluster because that's what everybody grew up here pretty much. So, heres my question. The heirlooms have always been TWICE the size...

One of the biggest issues we see, is NYS hop farms not knowing the regulations, selling improperly dried hops, packaged out of a ‘garage’ and giving all of the farms in NYS a bad reputation among the breweries. Dan is aware (thank you again), that our farm is fighting hard to figure...

One of the biggest issues we see, is NYS hop farms not knowing the regulations, selling improperly dried hops, packaged out of a ‘garage’ and giving all of the farms in NYS a bad reputation among the breweries. Dan is aware (thank you again), that our farm is fighting hard to figure out how to...

Thanks folks. Greatly appreciated. I DID sell almost all hops wet to a local brewery a few years ago and it was a mess of logistics but it worked. I figured out I probably lost money. After the trucking it and time, effort, etc..( 3 trips 40 min. each direction ) Maybe this time around with a...

Thanks. I have talked to them already and they may buy some or all. I have 5 varieties, with the heirlooms already have been tested in a lab so they know what to expect more or less. However, not sure what to charge on a wholesale ? Centennial Cascade Magnum hierloom...

OK. I am still a newbie but have grown my own hops for 6 years now, ever so slowly expanding the yard to where I now have 180 healthy plants and plan to have 300 within 3 years. I now want to start selling them. I HAVE been selling them but to friends and what not for cheap or christmas...

I have a sled dog kennel of 34 dogs and have hops growing in the fenced in area where I let them roam. NEVER had a problem in the past 6 years of growing it. I don't think they actually give a crap about eating raw hops. Although its toxic, I believe they eat it after its been boiled or covered...

Are fresh manure slurry and/or Fishmeal any benefit to hops? Too much nitrogen ? If they are beneficial when and how often? How much? I heard somewhere that fresh manure should only be used for first year or two. ?? I already amend the top layer ( no tilling just sprinkle it on every year ) 1...

I was using a 20-20-20 fert on all plants. Is that sufficient or not good for hops? Also I had the heirloom tested and the numbers are similar to Cascade. In this area I believe Cluster was grown extensively so I'm going with that but who knows. its on an 1875 farm and is growing out of what...

Heres the pic's. The dark portion is where it was cut from ground level. Both have little roots if you will or hairy's you can't see from the pic.

I'll grab photos later today but YES my hops are just starting to come out here in Central New York. We had a very large amount of snow this year ( 30 feet ) with a Month of super cold spell but snow was already on the ground at that point. So a nice insulator. We JUST had our last melt down of...

These were growing vertically . THey have no bud's they really look like roots to me. However, why would the bine be coming right off of them and not from below? THat's my question I guess. They don't look like any other rhizome I've ever seen. Off White in color or cream colored I guess. Do...

Sorry if this has been beaten to death but I couldn't find exactly a post or thread. I have a dozen roots that were the bines coming from the mother plants. Since it was the bine and has fairly large carrot looking root can I plant THIS? OR put in water? Or is it simply an offshoot of the...

I planted rhizomes in 2 Gallon pots a few weeks ago. Have them coming out of the ground now. My main reason for doing this was to increase the number of rhizomes or harvesting MORE rhizomes than I planted. Or take roots that have 'nubs' on them that will turn into more plants. Will this...