Growing hops
The crops are in! As mentioned before, we decided to try our hand at growing our own hops this year and ordered 10 rhizomes from Freshops in Oregon. We decided on two each of Fuggle, Hallertauer, Nugget, Saaz and Sterling. The rhizomes arrived in great shape and a few had already begun to sprout before we could even get them in the ground.
Since the plants have to be grown at least five feet apart (three feet if they’re the same variety) we had to use a couple of different sections of the yard. The side of our garage will represent the Czech Republic, while the garden wall holds hops from Germany, England and the US. We also purchased hop twine that we’ll use to create a trellis for the hops to climb.
We’ll see what happens. We don’t expect a usable crop the first year but we should at least get some idea of what varieties do best in our climate.
Sprouting news will be posted here!
