Cascade Hops Bine

I purchased 2 cascade hops and one nugget hop last year. The cascade hops grew very little but the nugget hop produced enough hops to compliment one homebrew. This year, year two, the cascade hops are only slightly better, but the nugget hop has exploded with vines, some tendrils growing as much as 10" per day. After last fall's harvest, I cut the bine into segments and then buried the sections. The bines have sprouted up in multiple places and I now have multiple nugget vines. I expect a very generous nugget hop harvest this year.

It is shipped as a root cutting

Hi Duane. I purchased mine from Starks in 2015. This is the second season.
I used some of this years flowers to make beer. I got about .6oz of hops from the one plant I bought. It would take a lot of plants to make enough to hop beer entirely with fresh flowers. My plants are outside. All top growth dies in winter, leaving only the root. If I had the desire or need to move potted plants inside, I would certainly give it a try the fact that all vegetation dies, and the fact that the energy is stored in a single bulb would seem to indicate that it would work. The add says that the hops Ripen in August - perhaps I picked mine too early, but I picked some flowers end May and used them for the beer. Hope this helps. Charles

I bought mine as roots. Last year they grew small. This year they are mega growers. I have them planted in a 2ft high raised bed.

Hey Marty, I have no idea. I bought 3 plants they were for purely decorative purposes for me. Having said that they were amazing and beautiful. They were all three loaded with hops. A friend who brews his own beer came and harvested them and made some delicious beer. Good Luck!

Here is a link to an article that can help you get started.

www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/all-about-hops

The scientific name is Humulus lupinus

We appreciate you reaching out to us. Because weather and soil conditions vary so much from year to year and even within your zone, it's best to think of your planting time as a range of favorable conditions instead of an exact time.

You can plant new plants and trees:
1) when the ground is not frozen.
2) when daytime temperatures are above freezing (32ºF) and below 90ºF.
3) when extreme weather (blizzard, hail, torrential rain, etc.) is not in the forecast. Be sure to keep plants watered if you're transplanting in warm and/or dry weather.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!

We appreciate you reaching out to us. Our plants are 2 years of age grown in our green house and shipped in a gallon pot and will start to bear about a year after planting. I can not speak for any other company on their size, age or pricing.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!

Hops grow on bines (not vines, but they kind of look like vines). They grow in a way that is similar to grape vines. Perhaps what you saw was a wild hop bine using the tree as a trellis?