Crafty_Brewer
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Hello Everyone,
Great Lakes Hops sent me an email informing me that my Field Grade Cascade and Willamette plants have shipped.
I am in North-Central Michigan, growing zone 5a. Our last frost date is usually late May to early June.
Do I need to keep them inside until after the last frost, or do I just stick them in the ground right away? I can try to put a bucket over them to keep them from freezing on cold nights, but once they hit the trellis that won’t really be feasible. If they freeze and it kills the bines, maybe just cut them back and hope for second growth?
What does/would everyone else do?
Great Lakes Hops sent me an email informing me that my Field Grade Cascade and Willamette plants have shipped.
I am in North-Central Michigan, growing zone 5a. Our last frost date is usually late May to early June.
Do I need to keep them inside until after the last frost, or do I just stick them in the ground right away? I can try to put a bucket over them to keep them from freezing on cold nights, but once they hit the trellis that won’t really be feasible. If they freeze and it kills the bines, maybe just cut them back and hope for second growth?
What does/would everyone else do?