Hop Plant?

[Beerbuddha]

Some info i found usefull for planting my hops. I planted 2 more plants last week. I was advised by the hop farm to use john inns no3 compost. Description below. Hope its usefull for someone.

John Innes No.3 is the formula developed for re- potting or planting out mature plants.

Vitax John Innes No.3 is a loam-based compost with a reduced peat mix and a plentiful supply of nutrients for heavy feeding plants, vegetables and fruit.  The high quality peat used in the compost is from an exclusive Irish source and, combined with the loam, provides an ideal air/water balance, retains water whilst allowing adequate drainage, and is easy to rewet.

The rich nutrient content includes high quality Vitax Q4 fertilisers which are approved for use in John Innes mixes.

John Innes No.3 is the perfect choice for most mature plants including heavy feeding vegetables,  salad plants, foliage and flowering plants, shrubs and containerised trees.

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

Excellent!

Checked out that site - the prices aint too bad either!!!!

now to spend an hour trolling through the site buying stuff . . .

[Beerbuddha]

I got my co2 regulator and 2 heating elements from that site worked out at a good price but must stop spending now .....so hard. Picked up hop ryzomes also so I'm gonna bung them in the ground like magic beans and see what happens come summer   

[alealex]

Got the Goldings and Challenger hop rhizomes from homebrewguru.ie Great deal, Mick knows how too look after customers  He'll possibly have more varieties to come soon. So watch his site.
Question I've got to advanced hop gardeners is:
What's the best thing to do with em now? plant them in pots and keep indoors till march/april? or wait another few weeks and plant it outside? 

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

I ordered mine last nite and will start them off in my little greenhouse in the garden to begin with

[Will_D]

A lot depends on where you live and how exposed the site is!

Anyways:

Pot them up in a potting compost using a suitable sized pot (ie. The rhizome fits), if there are any fresh shoots showing just be carfeful handling them.

Water them and let them drain.

Now find a sheltered spot outside or in a cold greenhouse (this is where your location comes into the equation)

they don't need to indoors!

So if you are not too windy/baltic then find a sheltered corner. If you have a cold greenhouse or poly tunnel then in they go.

By March they will be growing nicely and then again you ned to check the weather forecasts

HTH

[alealex]

So put in pots, fukk out and wait till march, then plant into beds. Cheers Will.

[johnrm]

Anyone still looking for hop plants?
I have a few rhizomes looking for a home.
I plan on planting one of these wild to see how well nature takes care if it.

[Will_D]

I plan on planting one of these wild to see how well nature takes care if it.

Guerilla gardners in the Rebel County - Whatever Next!

Ye'll be trouncing Italians next!

[Danny(00833827)]

Anyone still looking for hop plants?
I have a few rhizomes looking for a home.
I plan on planting one of these wild to see how well nature takes care if it.

Hi John I would be very interested in some rhizomes if still available - any variety at all.

[johnrm]

Whereabouts are you Danny?

[pob]

I'd be interested if any available.
(Bray)

[Danny(00833827)]

Im in Clonmel

[johnrm]

I know a lad that is in MSD in Clonmel daily.
I could get him to bring one up.

Bray? I'll weigh one and see what it will cost.

[Danny(00833827)]

you are a gent - i pass MSD every morning on way to work -

much appreciated