Hop Rhizomes - Grow Your Own Hops!
Item #2212
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Product Description:
We are now taking orders for hop Rhizomes. We expect our shipment to come in around March 23rd, but this date may vary due to weather conditions. Please CALL us at 1-800-230-8191 with your order -- do not place your order through the shopping cart because Rhizome availability is not guaranteed. We will take orders until February 22nd. Once the rhizomes come in, we will call you and you can come pick them up or we will ship them to you. The Rhizomes are $3.95 each. Payment is due at the time of pickup, and if shipped, normal shipping charges apply. Listed below are the different Rhizomes and what climate each variety will grow best in.
Grow your own hops and add that special ingredient to your beer. These hardy climbing perennial vines grow 20-25 feet in a season. The vines have been known to grow a foot in a day under ideal conditions. They will die back to the crown each fall. Heavy mulching will protect them from ground freeze.
The most expensive ingredient in most beers is the hop. Depending on your location, you can grow your own hops fairly easily, eliminating another expense of brewing. Hop vines grow well in most climates, but are susceptible to the atmospheric changes that occur in the higher altitudes. The vines are usually trained with twine and posts. The available space you have will dictate the method you use. There are methods of growing hops too numerous to mention, but the end results are very much the same. It is a hardy plant that can survive mistakes, even abuses, except lack of water.
There is simply no substitute for a newly grown hop cone for imparting aroma and flavor. Being that they will be hand picked, the lupulin glands of the hop, the parts responsible for the essential oils and aroma of the hop, are not damaged to as great an extent as those which are mechanically harvested, as most hops are.
Upon arrival, store the hops in a plastic bag in a slightly moist condition and keep refrigerated until you are ready to plant. If the rhizomes dry out, you will need to soak them for short while to increase your chances of success.
Cascade (#2212): 4.5-7.0% alpha. Grows well in all climates. Susceptible to aphid.
Centennial (#4903): 9.5-11.5% alpha. Grows well in all climates. Susceptible to downy mildew.
Chinook (#4904): 11.0-13.0% alpha. Grows well in dry, hot climates. Does not grow well in moist climates. Subject to spider mites. Great ornamental hop.
Columbus (#4909): 14.5-15.5% alpha. Grows well in dry hot climates. Vigorous but susceptible to mildew diseases.
Fuggle (#2213): 4.0-5.5% alpha. Grows well in damp climates, suffers a little in hot climates.
Glacier (#4905): 5.0-6.0% alpha. Grows well in all climates.
Golding (#2215): 4.0-5.0% alpha. Grows well in mild, moist climates, does okay in hot climates.
Hallertau (#2214): 3.5-5.5% alpha. Grows well in mild, moist climates, suffers a little in dry hot climates.
Horizon (#4906): 12.0-13.5% alpha. Grows well in all climates.
Nugget (#4907): 12.0-14.0% alpha. Grows well in all climates.
Tettnang (#4908): 4.0-5.0% alpha. Grows well in a moderate climate, suffers a little in hot climates.
Willamette (#2217): 4.0-6.0% alpha. Grows well in all climates. |
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