I came home today from work hoping to see some ingredients for the Irish Red Ale, but I found some hop rhizomes instead.
Yep, 2 rhizomes. A Mt. Hood one and a Magnum one. They were sent from Freshops in an envelope with a shipping permit label on it from the state of Oregon’s Dept. of Agriculture.
When I went to the Freshops site, they had Magnum listed as a recommended beginner variety. What a lucky guess.
Now I just have to read up on how to plant these things.
Adam
Cool. Let me know if I can help. Lotsa sun, peat moss, sand, soil and eventually something to climb. That is what works for me anyway. Sun is very important.
John
Thanks Adam. I welcome the advice. I think I am going to plant them over at my brother’s house. He gets plenty of sun at his place and has had a lot of success over the years with his vegetable garden.
chemgeek
Cool, I got mine today from the same source. Magnum and Cascade. I’m excited to get them in the ground but it won’t be for a while. Still too cold. Minnesota won’t be ready until mid-April.
Chris
I planted Magnum and Willamette hops last year. Both came up, but didn’t produce any cones. However, given the rocky New Hampshire soil and short growing season, I think both did pretty well and they’ve already started to bud this year. As for tips, I used a couple resources, including The Homebrewer’s Garden, and a back issue of Zymurgy.