Anyone have a lead on some? I would def be interested in trading for some viable cuttings. Btw Cramer said interesting trades considered. Hops are going to really struggle where I live on the gulf coast. I know there are a few varieties that might make it and I don't mind setting up an ideal location. But I'd like a hop that was closer to "a sure thing" than "might make it". Looking into the Neo1 hops, it seems like my hot summers might not bother it and the flavors are right up my allie as a bonus. I've searched the the interwebs for a few months now to no avail.
paging @rocdoc1 also http://www.homebrewing.org/New-Mexican-Neo1-Hop-Rhizomes-_p_3511.html also known as Medusa
Thanks for the update. Fine print: Not Currently For Sale. My two rhizomes that were dead last year are doing well this year, the only reason I can think of is that we had a foot of snow on the hop garden for almost 2 weeks this winter.
After I went searching for a reported wild stand of Neo hops I realized there's gonna be a problem growing them. Every place I've seen they grow wild is up over 7000' in elevation. So they are from New Mexico, but they are growing in a much cooler environment, not down here on the desert floor. I'll see what mine do this year, and I may be able to do some root pruning next spring.
Corky, that makes sense: “Hop plants require long day- length for flowering and therefore, are best adapted to latitudes between 30 and 50 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. This area assures long summer days and moderately cold winters when the plant is dormant. Cold winter temperatures are necessary for physio logically conditioning the plant for spring re-growth.” http://www.eolss.net/Sample-Chapters/C10/E1-05A-21-00.pdf Cheers!
Our winter mornings are cold, usually low 20's from December through February at least. This year we had a blizzard the day after Christmas that lasted 2 days, then we had bitter cold and the snow wouldn't melt. The wind piled snow up 5' deep over my hops.
