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I was thinking about planting some hop rhizomes this spring for homebrew use. I'm in the early stages of research but I was wondering if any of y'all had any success growing your own down here and if so, what variety? I believe Cascade has a reputation for being one of the hardiest so I was thinking about growing some of those. One can never have too many pale ales. I'd like to grow 2-3 types. Any suggestions?
There's a little place near Saxapahaw that grows hops. I don't know anything about it except I pass it when we go to a friend's house. It's called Three Horses Hops.
not optimistic between heat and humidity there is a reason they're not grown here >.<
Yea, I know the climate is certainly far from ideal. I'm approaching it more for fun than anything else. My bro in law had quite a nice harvest of cascade and I think Columbus up in Richmond for several years. (Hardwood Brewing does a Local IPA each year. They provide rhizomes to locals and have them bring in the cones at harvest time. Anyone who participates gets invited to a party when they release it. Always found that to be a cool idea.) James Spencer also had some luck in Arkansas, so I figured I should be able to grow something.
There's a little place near Saxapahaw that grows hops. I don't know anything about it except I pass it when we go to a friend's house. It's called Three Horses Hops.
Thanks for that! I'll reach out to them and see if they have any suggestions.
I visited the Lake Wheeler hop farm probably 5 years ago and was able to speak to one of the administrators of the farm. The hop plants at that time were. . . how should I put it nicely. . . pathetic. They only had an acre or two, with a number of different varieties, and many were barely a few feet off the ground.
I have some experience growing hops, but not in NC. I used to grow Cascade (you are correct that they are one of the more resilient) when I lived in north TX. The weather there is drier, hotter, and you get a bit more daylight as there are no 100' pine trees for shade. My 3 plants would grow to over 15 ft tall and I would harvest at least a paper lunch bag of hop cones per plant per season.
Your problem here will be mostly the humidity. It will promote mildew. Find some place with lots of sun, and lots of airflow. Don't jam them into a corner up against a house. Also, they spread by using rhizomes, so try to contain them somehow so that they don't spread into other areas of your garden.
Big Boss Brewery has grown them yearly in the past - haven't been by in 2 years but assume they still do. Perhaps a call to them will give info? Whatever variety they planted grew prolifically. I've also seen them in several gardens around Raleigh and they seemed to be doing well.
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