Some time during the middle of the winter, I found out about hops rhizomes available from Homebrew Headquarters. (They have the most bitchin’ web site ever.) I placed my order, gave them money, and waited. And waited. And waited. It’s not their fault though. Washington state (or wherever these babies came from) had some serious snow and other weather that postponed the delivery of the hops rhizomes. The shipment finally arrived last Saturday. I dropped my house work and pizza party prepping and headed up to Homebrew Headquarters to pick up the rhizomes. I read a book on growing hops so I sort of knew what to expect. And they were just that.
The rhizomes have been in the ground for 1 week, and I already see one of them sprouting up out of the ground. I have 2 raised bed boxes (2 feet by 2 feet) along the side yard. 2 cascade rhizomes in the box on the left, and 2 chinook rhizomes in the box on the right. I read that it takes a couple of years to get a usable yield of hops cones. We are in for a hot summer in Texas this year. I’m curious to see how this first year will go.
Are you taking orders for fresh hops yet?
@Colin You’re still home brewing, right? If I don’t end up brewing my own beer, I’ll hook you up! I’m kinda 50/50 on taking up that hobby.