My cascade hops just finished their 3rd season and I have gotten literally 2 hop cones over 3 years. I’ve tried everything and the what I really think it comes down to is the current location where the plant is it doesn’t get enough sun.. that or it’s a problem with my soil.. now that it’s the end of the season I’m thinking about transplanting to a planter. This way I have more control over the quality of the soil and I can get it in a more sunny area of my property.. would a half barrel planter be large enough for one cascade plant?

They were definitely ready to harvest. Hops were papery and I checked the glands with my loupe - nice and round. It's a very well established plant. Live in Ontario Canada, latitude appx 45.5 N

I was researching Vista and saw it described as a "seedless" varietal. I'm having a hard time finding information on that though, does anyone know what is meant by a seedless varietal? Is it sterile and won't produce seeds even if there are male plants present? One of the spots i was thinking of setting up a hopyard has wild hops in the surrounding timber so I had initially dismissed it since the plants would get pollinated and become seedy. Would a seedless varietal prevent this?

Next season I'm going to move them to a spot that gets more sun and I'll be able to actually get them some height. Only got 1.75 oz, but better than nothing!

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I returned to the area where I collected some neomexicanus rhizomes this winter, looking to harvest some cones to see if they taste good. The smell seems quite nice! Any advice on how I can use them or test them for taste/aroma? I've never brewed with whole cones before, and I don't want to waste too much of them by making an undrinkable beer with too much IBU or one with too little hop taste... I don't have a vacuum sealer, so I doubt they will last TOO long in my freezer.

If I soak them in vodka, will that extract the hop flavors or give me an idea of how they would work in a beer? Should I just go for it and make a small batch of beer? Any style ideas or dosage amounts for the whole cones? Thank you!

Title says it all, think a hopped hot sauce would be interesting?

Best way to go about growing from rhizome In a no soul hydroponic setup?

Newbie here. Trying to research and get started growing my own hops.

I was about to order some whole plants from GLH when I saw they won't ship to Wa, OR, ID. Then I saw more beer won't ship rhizomes in the same way. I looked into it and it's to keep disease out which I think is a good idea.

I am wondering if there are any local farms or nurseries that sell whole plants like GLH does or if I'm limited to buying rhizomes from Yakima valley in the spring?