1. You need Untappd for Business. Get a demo, get a $25 gift card. It's that easy.
    Dismiss Notice

Homegrown Hop Schadenfreude

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by GreenKrusty101, Feb 18, 2015.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    I reluctantly post that I have shoots from my Magnums and CTZ... : )
     
    #1 GreenKrusty101, Feb 18, 2015
  2. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    Its warm here in Michigan. 17 degrees! The only thing growing is ice!
     
    #2 premierpro, Feb 18, 2015
    SFACRKnight and ChrisMyhre like this.
  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    This has been the warmest year/mildest winter at least in the 20+ years I have been living here. My apricot tree is blooming on Valentine's Day instead of St. Patrick's Day. I'm sure it will turn cold again, but right now it's barely freezing at night if at all.
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Feb 18, 2015
  4. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,238) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    -9F in n. WI. And I don't have any hops in the ground to look forward to during the July thaw. Enjoy my suffering.
     
    #4 pweis909, Feb 18, 2015
    GreenKrusty101 likes this.
  5. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada


    Come on...July? ... you'll be sweltering in no time...it's almost over. : )
     
    #5 GreenKrusty101, Feb 19, 2015
  6. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,238) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Last year the snow wasn't gone until the end of May. I had hops rhizomes die over winter one year, but I think that was due to excessive freeze and thaw cycles and soil saturation during the thaws. Would have been better if it had just stayed in the deep freeze that whole winter. After nothing came up, I dug them up and they had pretty much rotted.
     
    #6 pweis909, Feb 19, 2015
  7. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    It's been super warm here also. I've not seen any shoots yet, but I haven't looked that hard. It wouldn't surprise me if they have started under the mulch.
     
    #7 utahbeerdude, Feb 19, 2015
  8. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,946) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    My hops would have to be at least a foot high for me to even know they were there, too much snow in KY
     
    #8 wspscott, Feb 19, 2015
    ChrisMyhre likes this.
  9. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    We're still at about 5 feet. Planning on planting some European varieties thid year if the snow ever actually melts.
     
    #9 ChrisMyhre, Feb 19, 2015
    SFACRKnight likes this.
  10. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,693) Jul 5, 2010 Maryland
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Not the coldest winter overall here, but definitely the lowest lows that I have experienced in the mid-Atlantic. Multiple days in the single digits? What is this, North Dakota?
     
    #10 MrOH, Feb 19, 2015
  11. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,946) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    The moment I posted, I thought that I was going to look like an ass to all the people in upstate NY or MN, I forgot that the Northeast in general had been slammed this year.

    When people say that KY is the south, I make sure to mention days like today with the high temp of 5 degrees :slight_smile:
     
    #11 wspscott, Feb 19, 2015
  12. sjverla

    sjverla Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2008 Massachusetts

    Yeah, I'm more or less convinced I'm never seeing grass again.
     
    #12 sjverla, Feb 19, 2015
  13. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,763) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    yeah, I have about 3 - 4 feet of snow over my hops... don't know when I'm going to see that ground...
     
    #13 JrGtr, Feb 19, 2015
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.