Hop rhizomes

[James P]

Hi All
(Hopefully I didn't miss a thread here, I searched first!)
Just wanted to see if anyone has rhizomes available this year? I hear there is a shortage, however if there are any suppliers anyone knows of I would be keen to given them a go!

Maybe we can get a list of suppliers going? I see in the old forum that Stephen @ Hallertau may have been one of them, any ideas?

Cheers

[Matthew]

I got flowers! Dozens of the little things, just blossomed in the last day or so. So proud :D

[Mike Neilson]

Jealous!! But hey I think your plant is the Young Bull and Mines the Old Bull!!! What flavour are yours?

[Matthew]

That's the Smoothcone. My German "No Name" hop never sprouted...

[Ron]

Hi Mathew
Awesome picture. Is you plant a first year or have you had it a while?
Mine is just climbing and climbing...lots of leaf but no sign of flower.(It's a first year).
I'm jealous too.

[James P]

Ron I think your one should start flowering shortly, it is a couple weeks / months behind mine which has been flowering for about a week.

[Matthew]

Ron, mines a first year plant. It's not very bushy but it's covered the posts of a pagoda quite well. I'd rather have it focusing on flowers than foliage anyway...

[Ron]

Yippee! I have flower buds...just noticed them this morning.

[Toot]

A couple of pics taken today. Enough cones for a brew hopefully! The cones are getting quite big but still not much aroma at this stage.

[James P]

SOB..... can I claim those back?

[Toot]

Rhizome supply tax you reckon? I'll see how much I get heh. I could send you a gizzy infused rhizome for next year.

[James P]

I'm sure there was a cluase in that supply contract! ;) They are all yours Toot, it would seem the East Coast (of the North Island at least) is a great place to grow..um..hops..

[Matthew]

I might send some rhizomes up to my folks in BOP... Outsource some of the growing :P