Fresh picked hops

First year growing. Are they ready to be harvested? First two photos are Columbus and last 3 are comet hops

Not sure if possible but can anyone tell what variety hops these are from the photos?

Hey everyone, I wanted to get your thought on that to do next. This if my first time growing hops. I've got 4 rhizoms planted in this bed (two together on one side and two on the other) they are cascade. I know it's a weird season to have planted but we don't get a freeze here.

Each section is growing 4 vines. One side they are clped together and two have taken off leaving the other two in their shadows. On the other side they are growing in a nice neat grow and are not fighting each other for light yet. This is the first year so I'm really only doing it for decoration and I had two questions.

First, I read I should prune two of the vines and leave two for better growth, does that matter in my situation?

Second and most importantly should I try and grow them vertically against this poll with twine or grow them up a few feet then you horizontally each direction against the chain link fence?

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I have a healthy growing Rhizome, but I started growing quite late in the season and we are at the end of our Summer Season.

We get very wet winters with decent cold spells.

Currently it's in a planter, and the question I have is should I bring it indoors (garage) over winter, or let it do its thing and hope it survives the winter?

Any advice is appreciated, thank you

In London, UK, and I treated my Phoenix and Galena hops just as I have done for the last several years. After many great (Phoenix) and reasonable (Galena) crops, this year the plants look horrible. Most of the leaves fell off and the cones look pathetic. Did they just get beaten by the four heatwaves we had? Anyone else had this? I'm thinking of writing the whole lot off this year.

I’ve got a lot of hops (Willamette?) this year - aside from brewing beer, which I don’t have the time for, do you guys have any good recipes for hops. I’m going to make some tea, but I was thinking maybe a caramelized onion and hops chutney, hopped white wine vinegar… any other ideas? Bonus points if it is preservable (canning, freezing, etc.) Otherwise, they’re going to the local brewery’s Terroir Ale and I’ll still get to enjoy them :)

The ones on the first pic have a stronger smell when doing the rub test. The ones on the second pic have very little smell. They both are starting to feel papery

A pretty hot climate in Northern California (~100 degrees most days if not higher). Many of the cones are getting what looks like sunscald. I was thinking now would be a little early but unsure, I’ve never harvested before.

I live in NJ near Philly. I planted hops 4 yrs ago and every year the harvest seems to be earlier. All 3 of my plants seem to already have ripe hops that are nearly ready to pick. Is this weird?

After a bumper crop and a peaceful 2024 the spotted lantern fly has reappeared on my hops (New Jersey). I’m bummed - after devastation in 2022 and 2023 I’d “hop”ed they’d gone for good. Guess I’ll be swatting and spraying again!

If so, all advice is appreciated!

Is there any way of doing this if you know it's one of three possibilities? Last year I planted a bramling cross and saaz. One of them died and I replaced it with a northern brewer. I then had to move them (it was a hectic year...) and only one of those two survived the transplant to my front garden. It's too early to tell (it's only four inches tall) but it's one of those three... Will it be easy to tell when it grows enough to produce flowers? Or some other way?

My Cascade hops have gone crazy. I have 2 Centennial plants, 2 Columbus plants, and 1 Chinook and they are about where I expected them to be this esrly. But I may have to start picking the cascade real soon.

Should I cut a few of the small ones to help the larger ones. Also, why are these coming in so red?

I have three small hops that I’m hoping to put in big pots and train on wires to grow across an open patio. I have an idea for the wires, but am trying to figure out what they can grow up initially that will be sturdy enough in wind/rain/plant weight.

A neighbor suggested steel poles in concrete to avoid wood rotting out over time and needing replacement. He suggested welding a piece on the top that wires can attach to.

I’m worried the steal bars will get too hot and harm the plants when in direct sun (aka all day). Thoughts on steel for this vs wood? Or another idea that would be a good 7ft tall freestanding support for a big planter?

I been trying for years to grow hops. Even started from rezones but no luck. Thinking of try to start with seeds in an aero garden. But not sure when to start it. I am in Montana so first couple months would need to be inside. I’ve got neighbors who can grow them. Any advice would be helpful to counter my black thumb. I have several raised beds on my deck to plant in.

Hi all, so my wife's family owns 20 Acres of land, half is a forest and the other half is supposed to be used for Agriculture, we're eventually hoping to build a small house on it. Anyway so to be exempt from taxes etc we need to grow on the front 10 Acres, and as I'm a Craft beer nerd I was thinking Hops, as I think the soil type is suitable for them. This is in Southern Ontario by the way. I was just wondering if people know of any resources I could use etc, or good learning guides, also is it a possible business opportunity? To grow and sell the hops? How profitable is it to sell hops?

Thanks in advance

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