{"id":652,"date":"2011-09-28T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/09\/florida-discoveries-19-you-cant-grow-hops-in-florida.html"},"modified":"2011-09-28T18:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T18:19:00","slug":"florida-discoveries-19-you-cant-grow-hops-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/09\/florida-discoveries-19-you-cant-grow-hops-in-florida.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida Discoveries 19: You Can’t Grow Hops in Florida!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of my more loyal readers know that in Nebraska Dave and I were able to grow hops in our backyard.  We had a cool landlord\/homeowner who gave Dave permission to dig up part of our backyard and string up trellises to grow hops (among other fruits and veggies).<\/p>\n

In summer 2009 and 2010, we had this EPIC WIN of hops harvest<\/a>s<\/a>!  The vines climbed up so high, and it was a lot of fun to learn about how hops grow.  We left Nebraska last fall with about 3 ounces of vacuum-sealed dried hops ready for the next time Dave decides to brew…probably once the weather cools down.<\/p>\n

Here is how awesome the hops got in summer 2009:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The top ropes on this trellis are 8 feet tall!  These were awesome!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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These flowers were ready to harvest in late July 2009.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

But here in Florida, the goal is survival<\/i>!  I gave away several of our hops rhizomes and tossed a few in a lightweight pot when we moved from Nebraska to Florida.  This spring the rhizomes sprouted but without the appropriate humidity and sunlight (the sunlight requirements for ideal growing conditions are at 35-55 degrees latitude), we didn’t get much at all.  This morning I took some pictures of the plant at the most growth it had this year.  Here in Florida, all I can hope is that we keep these alive until we get back that far north again.  So far, so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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You can’t make this stuff up!  About 2 feet long, compared to the 10-12′ vines from Nebraska just one year prior!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All I can do is hope that the plant remains alive while we’re living here….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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