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Hop propagation. Best method?
I have one hop bine that does very well and one that doesn't. I would
like to increase my stock by propagating from the better bine. Question: Does anyone know which method of propagation works best for hops, please? -- Cheers, Allen |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
Allen Caius wrote:
Does anyone know which method of propagation works best for hops, please? Root cuttings are the usual way; they take off at the drop of a hat. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
Allen Caius wrote:
I have one hop bine that does very well and one that doesn't. I would like to increase my stock by propagating from the better bine. Question: Does anyone know which method of propagation works best for hops, please? They are propagated from root cuttings about (I think).a foot long. There are separate male and female plants. You need, as far as I remember, one male plant for every half-dozen or ten females. The female is the one producing the "cones": this sounds to me like the one you refer to as doing "very well". If you're a connoisseur, you may find that the variety you have doesn't give you the beer flavour you hoped for: there are several varieties, maybe as different as the separate varieties of apple, but you should be all right if you're like us peasants. -- Mike. |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: They are propagated from root cuttings about (I think).a foot long. There are separate male and female plants. Both plants are female. The one that fares poorly has a tightly knotted ball of 'ingrowing' roots that never seem to spread like the better one. I don't know the variety but judging from the bitterness they impart to the beer they are probably one of the copper 'bittering' style hops rather than aroma hops. Root cuttings it shall be, thanks to you both for the replies. -- Cheers, Allen |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
"Allen Caius" wrote in message ... The message from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: They are propagated from root cuttings about (I think).a foot long. There are separate male and female plants. Both plants are female. The one that fares poorly has a tightly knotted ball of 'ingrowing' roots that never seem to spread like the better one. I don't know the variety but judging from the bitterness they impart to the beer they are probably one of the copper 'bittering' style hops rather than aroma hops. Root cuttings it shall be, thanks to you both for the replies. -- Cheers, Allen Of the one fairing poorly....I would dig up and sort out the roots and re-plant....almost impossible to kill so little chance of losing and you might improve....H |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
middleton.walker wrote:
"Allen Caius" wrote in message [...] Root cuttings it shall be, thanks to you both for the replies. Of the one fairing poorly....I would dig up and sort out the roots and re-plant....almost impossible to kill so little chance of losing and you might improve....H And when you've got more shoots than you need, Elizabeth David has a recipe somewhere for hop-shoot risotto. I've never tried it, but she was enthusiastic. -- Mike. |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... middleton.walker wrote: "Allen Caius" wrote in message [...] Root cuttings it shall be, thanks to you both for the replies. Of the one fairing poorly....I would dig up and sort out the roots and re-plant....almost impossible to kill so little chance of losing and you might improve....H And when you've got more shoots than you need, Elizabeth David has a recipe somewhere for hop-shoot risotto. I've never tried it, but she was enthusiastic. -- Mike. and.....you just aint a kidding Mike.....now have an annual chore of cleaning them out.....H |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
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from Allen Caius contains these words: Root cuttings it shall be, thanks to you both for the replies. I only grow golden hop, but it's easily propagated from new young shoots as they poke through the soil. Janet |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... Allen Caius wrote: I have one hop bine that does very well and one that doesn't. I would like to increase my stock by propagating from the better bine. Question: Does anyone know which method of propagation works best for hops, please? They are propagated from root cuttings about (I think).a foot long. There are separate male and female plants. You need, as far as I remember, one male plant for every half-dozen or ten females. Do you actually want to pollinate the females for beer making ? Wouldn't flower production be terminated early as soon as some seed was set ? I have a female golden hop that makes lovely cones all by itself - I doubt it'd make very good beer though .... The female is the one producing the "cones": this sounds to me like the one you refer to as doing "very well". If you're a connoisseur, you may find that the variety you have doesn't give you the beer flavour you hoped for: there are several varieties, maybe as different as the separate varieties of apple, but you should be all right if you're like us peasants. -- Mike. |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
"gentlegreen" wrote in message news "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... Allen Caius wrote: I have one hop bine that does very well and one that doesn't. I would like to increase my stock by propagating from the better bine. , but you should be all right if you're like us peasants. -- Mike. Some peasant?????????H |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
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from "middleton.walker" contains these words: "gentlegreen" wrote in message news "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ... Allen Caius wrote: I have one hop bine that does very well and one that doesn't. I would like to increase my stock by propagating from the better bine. , but you should be all right if you're like us peasants. -- Mike. Some peasant?????????H *BANG!* Opps! Sorry! - - - - *PEASANT*. -- Rusty horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Hop propagation. Best method?
The message
from "gentlegreen" contains these words: They are propagated from root cuttings about (I think).a foot long. There are separate male and female plants. You need, as far as I remember, one male plant for every half-dozen or ten females. Do you actually want to pollinate the females for beer making ? The alpha acid content of the flower is greater when unpollinated and thus gives greater bittering per ounce/gramme -- Cheers, Allen |
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