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Hop propagation. Best method?
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| Allen Caius 2005-10-23, 5:21 pm |
| 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?
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Cheers,
Allen
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| Gary Woods 2005-10-23, 6:21 pm |
| Allen Caius <allen.caius@hex.nut> 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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| Mike Lyle 2005-10-23, 6:21 pm |
| 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.
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Mike.
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| Allen Caius 2005-10-23, 7:21 pm |
| The message <3s2bicFm390fU2@individual.net>
from "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> 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.
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Cheers,
Allen
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| middleton.walker 2005-10-24, 6:21 am |
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"Allen Caius" <allen.caius@hex.nut> wrote in message
news:2005102322263182004@hex.nut...
> The message <3s2bicFm390fU2@individual.net>
> from "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> contains these
> words:
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> 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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| Janet Baraclough 2005-10-24, 8:21 am |
| The message <2005102322263182004@hex.nut>
from Allen Caius <allen.caius@hex.nut> 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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| Mike Lyle 2005-10-24, 8:21 am |
| middleton.walker wrote:
> "Allen Caius" <allen.caius@hex.nut> wrote in message
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> 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.
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Mike.
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| middleton.walker 2005-10-24, 9:21 am |
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"Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> middleton.walker wrote:
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> and
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> 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.
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> --
> Mike.
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and.....you just aint a kidding Mike.....now have an annual chore of
cleaning them out.....H
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| gentlegreen 2005-10-25, 6:21 am |
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"Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3s2bicFm390fU2@individual.net...
> Allen Caius wrote:
> would
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> 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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| middleton.walker 2005-10-25, 7:21 am |
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"gentlegreen" <NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> , but you should be all right if you're
Some peasant?????????H[color=darkred]
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-25, 10:21 am |
| The message <ws-dne2tZur0ncPeRVn-sw@comcast.com>
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> "gentlegreen" <NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Some peasant?????????H
*BANG!*
Opps! Sorry! - - - - *PEASANT*.
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| Allen Caius 2005-10-26, 8:21 pm |
| The message <ptm7f.136822$G8.112850@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
from "gentlegreen" <NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> contains these words:
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> 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
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Cheers,
Allen
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