Growing hops from seeds

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Growing hops from seeds

Paolo

2013年3月18日 17:19

Where I live (France) I can't easily find hops rizhomes, but I can find seeds, so my two questions are:

Any shop in France/Europ from which I can buy hops rizhomes?
If I grow hops from seeds how do I identify female plants?

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Dave Baghdanov · Accepted Answer · 2013年3月18日 17:19

You also need to be careful that you are not planting any male hops, which could potentially be cross pollinated with other hop plants in the area. Here in the US they only sell female rhizomes to ensure that they are the only type out growing. Male hop plants are tightly controlled.

Ben Welman · Accepted Answer · 2013年3月14日 12:42

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Ben Welman answered at 2013年3月14日 12:42

In Germany: Eickelmann

In UK: Hopshop

Sam · Accepted Answer · 2013年3月14日 12:30

Hops are normally grown from rhizomes to ensure you're getting the right strain - hop seeds will often be a cross-breed and may have unpredictable flavour or alpha acid characteristics. Differences between male & female plants are most noticeable once they flower.

I don't know about suppliers in Europe, but you can generally find hop rhizomes even in places where there are restrictive quarantine rules. Check online trading sites like ebay first, otherwise commercial hop growers will often have excess rhizomes available if you contact them directly.

Hope this helps.

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