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 ...