Comments on: Overwinter Hop Plants http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/overwinter-hop-plants/ How To Grow Hops Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: mike http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/overwinter-hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-216 mike Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:23:26 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=326#comment-216 yeah no doubt. vikes are tearing it up. enjoy seeing both peterson and farve. yeah no doubt. vikes are tearing it up. enjoy seeing both peterson and farve.

]]> By: Growing Hops http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/overwinter-hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Growing Hops Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:16 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=326#comment-215 Hey Mike, Not sure how cold Pittsburgh gets, but I would think a couple inches of mulch would protect your hop crowns in the ground. I would either move your container hop plant to a protected, slightly warmer area - garage... Otherwise I would find a way to insulate it - surround with leaf bags, mulch on top... The hop root stock is especially vulnerable above ground as there is no insulation and the cold will hit it from all sides. Yeah, Surly is a state treasure. I have been a fan since day one. Many a Surly tour, Surlyfest, Surly Darkness pilgrimages (actually hit the liquor stores this year! (local anyway)). Summit EPA is my everyday ale and another Minnesota beer/ale to be proud of. What about those Vikings heh? Hey Mike,
Not sure how cold Pittsburgh gets, but I would think a couple inches of mulch would protect your hop crowns in the ground. I would either move your container hop plant to a protected, slightly warmer area – garage… Otherwise I would find a way to insulate it – surround with leaf bags, mulch on top… The hop root stock is especially vulnerable above ground as there is no insulation and the cold will hit it from all sides.

Yeah, Surly is a state treasure. I have been a fan since day one. Many a Surly tour, Surlyfest, Surly Darkness pilgrimages (actually hit the liquor stores this year! (local anyway)). Summit EPA is my everyday ale and another Minnesota beer/ale to be proud of. What about those Vikings heh?

]]> By: mike http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/overwinter-hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-214 mike Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:43:23 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=326#comment-214 I am from MN originally so I know what you mean with this. I only have a few inches of mulch on my first years but I am in pittsburgh so I think it will be ok. The one I am leaving out in a pot on the other hand..... Well I guess we will see. Also I liked seeing the post on Surly. I have not had much of that in a while. Also Summit EPA. Great beer in the cities. I am from MN originally so I know what you mean with this. I only have a few inches of mulch on my first years but I am in pittsburgh so I think it will be ok. The one I am leaving out in a pot on the other hand…..
Well I guess we will see.

Also I liked seeing the post on Surly. I have not had much of that in a while. Also Summit EPA. Great beer in the cities.

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