Here, you can find a Question and Answer list.
These are our most commonly asked questions and
here we give a broad answer to some of them. We
are working on making this list better, so if
this does not answer your questions give us an
email. At the bottom of the page is a list of
our favorite links. They all have some really
good information.
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Q: Why plants,
and not
rhizomes? |
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A: Plants will
give you a
better first
year. Rhizomes
require many
rhizomes planted
per mound, while
plants only
require one.
Most gardeners
are more
familiar with
planting a plant
than planting
rhizomes,
because rhizomes
can be difficult
to plant at
times. |
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Q: What variety
grows best? |
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A: This is a
loaded question.
To start off I
suggest growing
what you brew
with. From my
experience all
of our varieties
will produce in
most of the
continental
U.S.A. With that
being said some
grow better than
others. We have
found that these
varieties grow
with the most
vigor; Cascade,
Chinook, Zeus,
Centennial,
Galena, Glacier,
Nugget, and
Newport. |
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Q: What variety
yields the best? |
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A: The answer to
this is very
similar to what
grows the best.
All will produce
for you in most
climates and
regions. The
same varieties
that grow best
yield the most.
To get a better
understanding to
different
varieties
weaknesses check
out this link
http://thehennings.com/beer/hops.html |
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Q: What type of
soil do hops
like the best? |
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A: Hops will
grow in almost
anything. They
are hardy
plants. With
that being said
optimal
conditions hops
will thrive. The
optimal soil
conditions for
hops are a sandy
loam, with
slightly acidic
soil. |
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Q: How do I
fertilize the
plants? |
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A: Hops do well
with a slow
release
fertilizer. We
use Cow manure
and Fish
emulsion. They
do not like a
ton of Nitrogen,
so a lot of your
house hold
fertilizers will
contain to much
Nitrogen. Be
careful when
Fertilizing with
manure. When you
first get the
plants do not
plant in only
manure this will
burn and
possibly kill
your plant. I
suggest not even
fertilizing your
plant when you
first get it
except with some
root stimulator.
Let the plant
get established
for a couple
weeks before
feeding it with
fertilizer. |
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Q: How far apart
should I space
plants? |
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A: Here at our
farm we space
the plants of
the same variety
3 ft apart.
Different
varieties will
need to be
spread apart at
least 5ft apart. |
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Q: I have had my
plant in the
ground for a
couple weeks now
and it has not
grown at all, is
it okay? |
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A: Yes the plant
is fine. Most
likely it is
developing a
strong root
system. It could
have also gone
through a lot of
stress in
shipping and is
now just
collecting
itself. Do not
worry, and let
the plant be a
plant. |
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Q: What can my
hop climb on? |
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A: To trellis
hops is fairly
easy. They need
something ruff
to climb on. A
twine called
coir works best.
Metal they do
not cling to
because of the
smooth surface.
The hops have
what I can best
describe as a
Velcro like
surface on their
bine and will
grab a hold of
anything ruff
including your
shirt or skin.
The thing to
remember I that
they will need
help at first.
You will need to
train them the
first few weeks.
This is done by
wrapping them
around whatever
it is you having
them climb on. |
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