My first hop garden, 5 cascade rhizhomes. I'm very excited. In the past I've only grown tomatoes, peppers, eggplants. Why make sauce when I can make beer?
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Yankeehillbrewer
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Nice!! Cascades are a beast. I have one and it's already 14ft tall
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Hmmm, how to hide a 14' plant from the Mrs...
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They are a beast, for sure. I yielded 2.5 lbs of dry cones last year on my 2nd year Cascade plant, as compared to 7 oz of Centennial. I'm thinking 5 plants might be about 4 plants too many 
. I'd go for 5 individual varieties of hops over 5 of the same; that is, unless you are a complete cascade hophead!!
. I'd go for 5 individual varieties of hops over 5 of the same; that is, unless you are a complete cascade hophead!!
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Thanks. I'm thinking they won't all survive. I've read that you should plant two per mound, so I really expect two plants. My garden is only about 3'x6', so I only have room for one variety.
If it works out I may clear out some vines and saplings from the back hill.
If it works out I may clear out some vines and saplings from the back hill.
basementbrewbrad
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I planted 96... 92 have come up so I wouldn't count on only 2 coming up. The 4 that haven't come up have eyes on them so they will eventually even if they don't do anything this year.
Well that would explain why my cascade plants are the ones that have grown the most! I need to go back and check my records to see what the others ones are that are sprouting.
I'm worried that 4 of the varieties I planted didn't have eyes on them.... hoping they'll still come up!
I'm worried that 4 of the varieties I planted didn't have eyes on them.... hoping they'll still come up!
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Well, I bought them and planted them, so the die is cast. If they yield too much, I'll trade them or make many IPAs.
fwiw, I buried an eyeless 6 inch long/ half inch thick piece of "root" I cropped from one of my third year Cascades last week, and it has already popped up three shoots...
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Rain tonight, sprouts soon!
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Good.
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If it was "very healthy" last year then I would suspect that it will come back this year once the ground has warmed up sufficiently. If you have debris (old leaves, mulch, etc) on top of where the rhizomes are planted then try moving the debris around and look for any greenish/reddish nubs poking up from the ground.
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A tiny sprout visible today!:rockin:
The Soft Underbelly
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So true. 5 or 6 years back, i planed two cascades in an 8X4 raised bed. They have now completely taken over that bed and i need to prune the rhizomes every spring.
It seems like it'll be forever, but before you know it, you'll wish you planted fewer rhizomes or had more space.
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Thanks. The hop garden is bounded by concrete all around, so it can fill right up over time. If it produces more than I need I'll trade them or give them away.
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And they are busily climbing strings, even without "training". Precocious!
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I think it's pretty normal for any plant to be a little shocked by a transplant. They'll be fine. The consensus seems to be not to cut selectively the first season.
