Had some extra space in the yard so I figured I'd try my hand at growing hops in Lubbock, Texas, situated in the Llano Estacato wine growing region.
Cascade, Multihead, and Mt. Hood plants from Great Lakes Hops went into my raised beds last Thursday (4/13/2017). Native soil was mixed into a bag of organic soil, a good bit of compost/manure with a handful of blood meal at the bottom of each. I have high hopes for the Cascade and Multihead, but I'm going to have to keep a close eye on the Mt. Hood.
Learning from previous gardening disasters, I made sure to provide light shade with some white cotton sheets and so far they have not shocked. Likely will start fertilizing with osmocote next week once they have established. They do seem to like my soil mix though!
Wish me luck!
Cascade, Multihead, and Mt. Hood plants from Great Lakes Hops went into my raised beds last Thursday (4/13/2017). Native soil was mixed into a bag of organic soil, a good bit of compost/manure with a handful of blood meal at the bottom of each. I have high hopes for the Cascade and Multihead, but I'm going to have to keep a close eye on the Mt. Hood.
Learning from previous gardening disasters, I made sure to provide light shade with some white cotton sheets and so far they have not shocked. Likely will start fertilizing with osmocote next week once they have established. They do seem to like my soil mix though!
Wish me luck!