Yesterday I successfully put up my second hop trellis, for the Cascade hop bed and two Hallertau hop beds, bringing the total hop beds to six. The two Hallertau beds used the “Jumbo” rhizomes from Freshops.
When I previously bought hop rhizomes, I got the standard size, but after seeing the viability of the Jumbo varieties (it looked like a small tree trunk), I would definitely recommend buying the jumbo rhizomes from Freshops. In both cases, the rhizomes have vines over a foot tall within a few weeks.
As for the other three beds (Golding, Tettenang, and Willamette), I have one Tettenang hop vine that has already reached the top, and is about a foot above the trellis!
Stay tuned for updates, and I’ll see if I can snap a few photos of the setup, too.
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