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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: Bodger on January 12, 2009, 12:13

Title: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: Bodger on January 12, 2009, 12:13

I've just lashed out on a packet of these.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hops-Plant-Humulus-The-Brewing-beer-plant-X40-Seeds_W0QQitemZ380093956899QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN?hash=item380093956899&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1296%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Has anyone got any experience of growing hops from seed ?

Title: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: richyrich7 on January 12, 2009, 12:33

Mine never grew  :(  sorry

Here's a LINK (http://nepenthes.lycaeum.org/Plants/growing.html#HOPS) that may help.  :)

Title: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: Bodger on January 12, 2009, 13:03

Cheers Rich :thumright: It looks as though its a case of definately not counting your chickens before they hatch :D

Title: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: richyrich7 on January 12, 2009, 16:44

Quote from: "Bodger"

Cheers Rich :thumright: It looks as though its a case of definately not counting your chickens before they hatch :D

Definitely I think stratification and patience will be the way.   :D

Title: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: johnnyboy on January 18, 2009, 18:05

Hop seeds are very hard to get to germinate.
You are better off growing a named variety plant.
Good luck with the seeds or ask if someone has got a little bit of root you could have, much easier to grow from this.

P.s. If anyone has got a little bit of root going spare please PM me.

Title: Re: Money no object ! Hops
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on January 28, 2009, 12:24

I have a Golden Tassels dwarf hops growing happily in a big pot if you are interested in a cutting from that. It grows about 2.5m tall which is easier for me in my little garden but the hops are usual size (apparently, wouldn't know, never seen ordinary ones ::)). It took a couple of years to start producing but seems to have got the hang of it now.

Don't know how to take root cuttings but if someone knows how and you are interested will happily send some out.