Growing Hops. Suggestions?

[wonkothsane]

I'm going to be growing hops in my garden starting this year.

Does anyone have any information on what grows best around STL?

I was considering Centennial, and Northern Brewer.

[stlmalt]

Cascade, Chinook and Brewers Gold grow well. Others may have had great results with other varieties as well.

The Missouri Malt Supply 2012 hop rhizome order through Freshops is now open......

$4.50 each rhizome or $4.00 each for 10 + (mix and match)
Need your order by Monday, March 5. Email me and I can send you the flyer and a growing guide. Don't wait, get your order in!

Kent
stlmalt at yahoo dot com

2012 Hop Rhizomes Varieties
Direct from Freshops
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Brewers Gold
Cascade
Centennial
Chinook
Galena
Kent Golding
Mount Hood
Newport
Northern Brewer
Nugget
Sterling
Willamette
Zeus

[seymour]

Bump.

I've grown Cascade, Northern Brewer, Chinook, Fuggle, Saaz, Hallertau mittelfrüh, Cluster, Challenger, several others I've forgotten over the years, and several natives.

The natives grow best, obviously, since they possess centuries of natural adaptation to our climate, pests, diseases, drought/deluge cycle, etc. But, their brewing properties are always luck-of-the-draw. The next most prolific cultivars are definitely Cascade, then Northern Brewer (which is odd, considering we are on the southern edge of suitable hops-growing latitudes, but this has been proven year after year for me.) My Saaz and Challenger do okay. My Cluster, Chinook, Hallertau, and Fuggles failed miserably. I too have heard Centennial do okay around here. Your mileage may vary.