Posted by Jared Birbeck on Monday, November 30, 2009,
The hops are starting to shoot laterals and the Chinook have shone their first burrs. They are flowering. Its early in my mind, especially given how late they started to shoot. I may have two harvests this year from the Chinook at least.The Flinders and Fuggles are struggling at the moment, but look to be about to bounce back. Theya re in the hottest part of the garden and copped a battering in the hot week we had. Everything else is going well. Although the Cascade isn't as big as I would li... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jared Birbeck on Tuesday, November 3, 2009,
The new hops I purchased, POR, Goldings, Saaz, Victoria, Fuggles and Flinders have all started well. I was starting to get a little worried that my original hops, cluster, cascade, chinook, and columbus, were damaged in some way, not starting. But a hot week here and they have taken off.Each bine is strong and thick. The cluster has put up around 7 strong bines which have grown 2 feet in the space of three days. The columbus has been a little slower with only one at the moment, many in waitin... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jared Birbeck on Monday, August 17, 2009,
And they are off. The Cascade had made a run for it. Five or six good sized shoots have made their first appearance. It may be a little too early in the season to start but Cascade is supposed to be one of the most vigorous of the hops. It would be great if they started early and produced a good number of flowers. A homegrown Cascade hopped beer would go down a treat. Despite being the quintessential Amercian hop if it grows well and outstrips the other varieties it could play a role in the q... Continue reading ...