2018-06-05 00:19
It took less than a month from hop sprouts breaking ground to reaching the top of their ropes (13 feet and 15 feet at the center peak (Magnum hops)). About 25 days which is a little bi… Read More
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2018-04-30 01:09
Hop sprouts 2018 finally! My last post they were under 2 feet of snow (had not broken ground). This is the latest they had emerged that I can recall. I have had years where they broke ground… Read More
2018-04-15 21:53
The hops are behind in this growing season as we have 2 feet of snow covering them. Perhaps May will have no snow.The post Hops Have a Late Start In Minnesota 2018 appeared first on Growing… Read More
2018-01-29 00:16
New hop varieties are being developed for previously extreme environments for hops - heat and humidity.
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2017-09-10 21:48
Today is the Nugget hop cone harvest of 2017. I picked the last of my varieties of hops – Nugget hops. I ended up with 1.2 pounds of hop cones. Not a record but… Read More
2017-09-04 23:34
Harvesting the Cascade and Magnum hops this weekend. Next weekend we will harvest the Nugget hop cones.
The post Cascade and Magnum Hops Harvest appeared first on Growing Hops Yourself.
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2017-08-25 23:44
It is getting close to hop cone harvest time. In a week we will be harvesting hops from our Magnum and Cascade bines. One or two weeks later we will pick the Nugget hops cones.
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2017-06-13 01:09
Early June hop growth is rocking. All three varieties of hops - Nugget, Magnum and Cascade have topped their ropes and are bushing out.The post June Hop Bines Bushing Out and Healthy Mainte… Read More
2017-05-21 18:06
My hop bine progress has not been reported timely and I apologize for that. I am a couple days behind the hops all topping their ropes. I have been pre-occupied with my mother&rs&hell…Read More
2017-04-26 09:05
Hop bines grow 5 feet tall the first month. They were hop sprouts just breaking ground 30 days ago. They will top out their ropes (15 feet) in a couple weeks.
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2017-03-23 01:28
Hops sprout the first day of spring in Minnesota. All they need now is some sunshine to start the 2017 growing hops season.
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2016-09-26 23:57
I harvested 2 pounds of Nugget hops from these 8 year old hop bines. Smaller hop cones than usual.
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2016-08-28 23:39
August 28th I harvested my Magnum and Cascade hops. The Magnum could have been harvested last week but I didn’t have time, so I picked them both today. It took 1 7×52 cigar… Read More
2016-08-21 23:45
Magnum hops are almost ready for harvest. The Cascade hop cones will be next.
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2016-06-26 00:57
June 25th hop bines are thriving in 99 degree weather.
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2016-06-07 01:08
Early June and the hops are starting to fill out since they can't climb any higher - the bines are at the top of their ropes.
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2016-05-22 19:17
May 22nd Growing hops update - This is how to #growhops
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2016-05-15 22:38
May 15th we had a hard freeze, the hops are doing fine.
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2016-04-30 00:32
The hop bines are: Nugget 7 ft, Magnum 7 ft, Cascade 5 ft as of April 29th. With a little fertilizer they will grow like crazy so here we go.
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2016-04-12 23:41
Hardy hop sprouts survive several hard freezes and keep growing.
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2016-03-29 01:01
Eighth year hops are sprouting in late March - that's a good start for Minnesota. Let's see what this growing season brings for these Cascade, Magnum and Nugget hops.
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2015-09-07 23:23
I harvested these Nugget hops over Labor day weekend. Ended up with 1.6 pounds of wet hops Read More
2015-08-23 22:09
I harvested the Cascade hops over 2 different weekends. Many of the hop cones were small, so I gave the small ones another week to grow Read More
2015-08-19 00:38
I used to hate picking hops after the first couple years but now it doesn't bother me. As long as I have an uninterrupted hour or two, it can be relaxing (using my pulley system to lower th… Read More
2015-07-07 01:03
Hop burrs (strobiles) are forming on the hop bines. The start of hop cones.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: hop burrs, humulus lupulus, strobile, strobil… Read More
2015-06-18 01:39
Hops are doing well despite lack of sunshine and colder than normal temps.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: healthy hops in Categories: 7th Year HopsShare… Read More
2015-05-23 21:03
All 3 hop bines topped out - left to right: Nugget, Magnum and Cascade.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: cascade, hop bines, hops, magnum, nugget in Catego… Read More
2015-05-10 22:14
The hop bines grew a foot in one day! All it took was a full day of sunshine.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: in Categories: 7th Year HopsShare the Love… Read More
2015-04-19 20:25
Mid April hops update. The 3 hop plants - Magnum, Nugget and Cascade are between 2 and 3 feet tall now.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: Growing Hops, gro… Read More
2015-03-15 23:54
9 days ago it was 10 below zero fahrenheit here (Minnesota). Now March 14th it is 60 degrees! Will this be an early spring/growing season for hops?© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Writte… Read More
2015-02-15 22:47
Growinghopsyourself.com won the Green Thumb award from MrBeer top homebrewing websites to watch in 2015.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: award, blog to wa… Read More
2015-01-05 21:39
2014 Hops harvest was another less than optimal yield. Late / wet spring and a cool summer makes for a smaller than expected hop harvest.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2015. Written by Tony S… Read More
2014-08-03 18:49
Early August hops status update. Bines are filled out and forming burrs and cones.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2014. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: in Categories: 6th Year HopsShare the… Read More
2014-06-20 01:45
June hop update. Not the best growing season so far but they are doing ok.© Growing Hops Yourself, 2014. Written by Tony SaldinPost tags: june hops in Categories: 6th Year HopsShare th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Minnesota hop growing resources to help in planning your hop garden. Good for similar climates around the 45th lattitude.
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Minnesota Hops Growing Resources
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2006-06-07 11:16
The Nugget hops harvest was a little light this year - 2013. Smaller hop cones than usual probably due to lack of nutrition. We will do better next year.
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2006-06-07 11:16
Hand picking Magnum hops from the bine in 2013. Harvested about 2 pounds from one plant.
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Magnum Hop Harvest 2013
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2006-06-07 11:16
The Cascade hop cones are just shy of being ready to pick but I have the time and a break from 95 degree temps and high humidity. Cloud cover and temps in the low 80s make it an opport… Read More
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