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[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

These are my first year cascades. Not much to look at now but they've really come a long way in the last couple weeks. Is this pretty standard for people at my latitude? I'd say these guys get full on sun from about 10:00-10:30am until 7:00pm or so.In the background you can see the grains that made it through my deck from when I flipped my barley crusher over [mod edit - image removed]

[ncbeerbrewer]

Looks like you can grow hops up there in the northern climate. Hops look good Zym. Sounds like the sun exposure is good as well. Here are two pics I just took this morning. Mine have been in the ground for about 2 months now. It goes Nugget, Willamette, Cascade, Cascade (Left to Right) I am impressed with the speed they have grown and I think Will are slow so not worried about these. A few more feet and I am going to have to get that 16 ft fence post and move the hook up higher. Mine get the NC sun all day long, no trees here in my yard or shade other than some from the house but now where they are planted. All are first year hops. Keep em growing all!!

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Wow - those are looking great. I think I planted mine about mid/early may so this about 1 month.

[Deerslyr]

Here is the pic of my 2nd year Mt. Hood.  My first year stuff is comparable to what you guys have.  I'm not too fussed about it because the first year doesn't yield much... After seeing what it can do in the second year...

[ncbeerbrewer]

Thanks. Deerslyr your hops look great as well. Wow I know I dont have Mt Hoods planted but I think for next year I will just put in the larger post and raise the hook right from the get go early spring. Especially seeing how much growth you got as well for your second year. I have another area of my yard away from the house that I think over the colder months I will sink two large posts and attach some wire to them both. I figure I can string up some hops on either side and really diversify the hop selection. Looks great guys.

[Deerslyr]

Thanks. Deerslyr your hops look great as well. Wow I know I dont have Mt Hoods planted but I think for next year I will just put in the larger post and raise the hook right from the get go early spring. Especially seeing how much growth you got as well for your second year. I have another area of my yard away from the house that I think over the colder months I will sink two large posts and attach some wire to them both. I figure I can string up some hops on either side and really diversify the hop selection. Looks great guys.

I'm betting it could have run several more feet. I got lazy and it actually looped back on itself on the horizontal portion.

[NomNomHopzinator]

Man that topsy turvy is looking goooood

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Man that topsy turvy is looking goooood

[cbbrown40]

This is what mine are looking like my Galena are doing best and actually have hops that are ready to harvest

[Deerslyr]

Man that topsy turvy is looking goooood

Ppppppllllllllllbbbbbbbbtttttttthhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ha ha haThat's actually the third one we have and unfortunately the damn tomato plant is being stubborn and only wants to yield one tomato (this is our first year wit the topsy turvy's). We have a Roma that was doing great until this last weekend when all the leaves went yellow... I put some fertilizer in it last night to see if we can turn it around, but apparetnly the only thing I'm capable of growing is hops!

[Zulu]

Our update is that Nugget were harvested before the rain yesterday, about 8 lbs so far , many more cones not yet ripe.Centenials are also ready but it rained heavily today, so will have to wait till tomorrow.Would never have believed we would harvest this early

[ncbeerbrewer]

Our update is that Nugget were harvested before the rain yesterday, about 8 lbs so far , many more cones not yet ripe.Centenials are also ready but it rained heavily today, so will have to wait till tomorrow.Would never have believed we would harvest this early

What year are all the hops that you guys harvested. I know mine are only first year hops but I can't believe this early its time to harvest and you are just down the road from me as well. It rained like heck here as well today too.

[Zulu]

What year are all the hops that you guys harvested. I know mine are only first year hops but I can't believe this early its time to harvest and you are just down the road from me as well. It rained like heck here as well today too.

Second year hops are the ones we harvested yesterday. First year growth is still low with just a few burrs so farWeeds are growing like gang busters though

[Kremer]

I have some massive cones on my 2nd year chinook that are starting to paper up , the first pass picking will probably be in the next couple weeks. There are still many flowers developing into cones and even new flower buds forming.

[CoastieSteve]

Are any of these hop plants from the free rhizomes offered by the Ag Dept last year that I read about?