tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post2988356712590116369..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: 3rd Year Hops are SproutingThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-88563891961961957482008-05-07T22:21:00.000-04:002008-05-07T22:21:00.000-04:00I grew my own (though I never got around to using ...I grew my own (though I never got around to using them) when we lived in St. Louis, but now we're in Sarasota (Florida) and I read that I won't get cones here (I feel the need to put that to the test). They grew at a fantastic rate! As much as perhaps a foot a day! Magical plants, really. I had a flagpole (~20 ft. tall) I ran cables up from about 10 ft. away, and by august, they were hanging back down from the top of it.Arnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-81160715862853760312008-05-06T23:35:00.000-04:002008-05-06T23:35:00.000-04:00I used rhizomes from freshops.com . Hops do make ...I used rhizomes from freshops.com . Hops do make seeds that you could plant, but there would be a 50/50 chance that you would grow a useless male plant. A rhizome grows a clone of the variety it was harvested from, so it allows you to grow a known type of hop.<BR/><BR/>You are a bit late in the season for this year, but if you can still find them and get them growing soon they'll probably do very well next year. <BR/><BR/>Good luck, hopefully your father will be more attentive to your plants than my parents are to mine.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-54192443977769905152008-05-06T19:42:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:42:00.000-04:00Where did you get your starter plants/seeds? I've...Where did you get your starter plants/seeds? I've talked my dad into growing some at his retirement home in the mountains, I just have to get some seedlings for him to plant.AlphaAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482851001664269701noreply@blogger.com