Hop Starts

Introduced in 1990. High alpha acids make this a popular bittering hop in American pale ales and IPAs. Also used for dry hopping to add aroma. Named for the Washington State Centennial Celebration, which occurred in 1989, just before the public release...

Bines require a support system — train to grow on a fence or hops trellis. Attractive bines are moderately vigorous. Originates from Oregon State University in 1956, introduced in the 1970s.

Our Hops are fully rooted for at least 1 growing season. Isn't it time you did? In fall, as they enter dormancy, our Hops are trimmed back to the soil. A hardy plant, the Centennial can withstand climate differences ranging from arid locations to those...

‘Centennial' imparts outstanding citrusy, flowery flavor and aromatics to your artisanal home brew. Live the dream—and grow your own. Herbaceous perennial's cool-green seed cones, once boiled, mixed with other ingredients, and fermented, endow beer...

Hops reach 20-25 feet tall at maturity, dying back to the ground each winter in most climates. Not available to Canada. Our hops are disease-resistant. Plant hops in well-drained soil, spacing them 3-5 feet apart.

Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice. Hops reach 20-25 feet tall at maturity, dying back to the ground each winter in most climates.

Exceptional aroma with balanced bitterness. Spicy and herbal aromatic qualities similar to its parent German Hallertau (Mittelfrueh) and popular German variety Hersbrucker. Introduced in 1989.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates.

Our Hops are fully rooted for at least 1 growing season. Enthusiasts use them to counterbalance the sweetness of the malt and add a desirable flavor and aroma that only hops can deliver.

Provide a support structure for the vines to climb, a trellis, fence, arbor or wall will suffice. Hops reach 20-25 feet tall at maturity, dying back to the ground each winter in most climates.

Collection includes one each of Cascade, Mt. Hood, Willamette, and Kent Golding hops rhizomes. The plants form a dense foliage screen that bursts with blooms in summer. Well drained loam with plenty of organic matter.

Hops reach 20-25 feet tall at maturity, dying back to the ground each winter in most climates. Not available to Canada. Our hops are disease-resistant. Plant hops in well-drained soil, spacing them 3-5 feet apart.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Mulch in winter for protection. Plant bare-root rhizomes 6" deep. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given...

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Originates from Oregon in 1976. Named for the Willamette River in northwest Oregon, in the heart of the hops-growing region.

Cutting back hops vines like this will allow air to pass through more easily and protect the vines from all the problems associated with damp.To further prevent tangling and dampness, keep pruning hops plants down to the ground whenever they send up new...

The leaves of yarrow are also an excellent fertilizer when composted around hops or made into a tea.Each of these is a vigorous enough plant for base crops and has different benefits to the hops as well as uses in the kitchen and natural medicine cabinet.

Then you can test them yourself or send them to a testing laboratory. Hops plants have a low phosphorous requirement and, in fact, fertilizing hops plants with additional phosphorous has little effect.

Hops vines easily grow over fences, trellises, teepees constructed for the purpose or even the side of your house, which brings us to the next factor.– Your backyard hops plants need plenty of room.

Prune plant vines to two to three healthy shoots to prevent excessive stems and promote cones. The plants need at least 120 growing days, nutrient rich, well-draining soil, aof 6.5 to 8.0, full sun and plenty of water.

Bines may grow up to 25 feet in length. Cut 5 to 6 inches of rhizome with a sharp, sterile knife and plant 2 inches below the soil surface.Keep the area moderately moist for a week.

They will grow 15 feet tall or more when fully established but even with regular watering and fertilizer, expect no cones on hops the first year and bines that get much smaller.Cones form at the end of the season, generally in August, although growers...

Plants from a licensed nursery are often more reliable and disease-resistant because hops are susceptible to a number of diseases and pests, including hop stunt viroid and other viruses,, and hop cyst nematode –none of which you want infiltrating your...

Generous hops plant spacing also encourages strong plants, since the long root section of the plants do not impede each other's growth if properly spaced. Although the bines die back at summer's end, they begin all over again the following spring.

The leaves at the cone tips become brown and the interior of the hop cone browns and dies.causes yellowing of the leaf tissue along with swollen bines whose interior tissue becomes discolored.

Beer is officially made up of four ingredients: water, yeast, malted grain, and hops. Hops are the cone-shaped flowers of the female hops plant, and they are used to preserve the beer, clear it, help retain its head and, of course, gives it its classic...

Hops harvest season is when the cones have had some time to dry out on the vine, usually August or September.To figure out when to harvest hops, squeeze the cone gently with your fingers.

This design requires a bit more work but will be lovely and sound for years to come.You can invest as much or as little into your hops trellis as you wish. I think you get the idea, time to crack a beer and get to work.