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Hops rhizomes in Toronto
I'm looking to plant some hops in my yard this year, and I was wondering if anyone has a lead on good places to acquire hops. I'm considering http://www.freshops.com as they seem to be the standard, but getting the hops in from the US seems prohibitively expensive, and there's no guarantee of how long it will take to arrive.
http://www.richters.com has a very limitted selection, but at least it's nearby.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
http://www.richters.com has a very limitted selection, but at least it's nearby.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
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Barry Pilatske can get them for you. I got them from him last year.
Email: brewyourown2000@yahoo.com
Phone: 416-466-6442
Daniel.
Now is the time to get them.
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Email: brewyourown2000@yahoo.com
Phone: 416-466-6442
Daniel.
Now is the time to get them.
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all the usual locals (torontobrewing, CHS, etc) have 'em.
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I ordered mine from Crannog (even when I was in Toronto):
http://www.bartowel.com/crannog-ales-left-fields-farm/
They're already sold for the season, but if you watch their facebook page, they might have some extra's once they've shipped the orders out:
http://leftfieldstore.crannogales.com/index.php
http://www.bartowel.com/crannog-ales-left-fields-farm/
They're already sold for the season, but if you watch their facebook page, they might have some extra's once they've shipped the orders out:
http://leftfieldstore.crannogales.com/index.php
don't think you can grow citra here. you need winter-hearty species. so you usually see more old world hops (cascade, willamette, fuggles, etc).squeaky wrote:Huh, I didn't think it would be that easy. The hard part was actually deciding which strains to go with. I ended up settling on a Columbus and a Cascade. Shame I couldn't find Citra or Simcoe, oh well.grub wrote:all the usual locals (torontobrewing, CHS, etc) have 'em.
if anyone else needs hops, let me know asap. i'm having my backyard redone and the fence that 2 of my willammete rhizomes grow on is going down. will need to transplant the hops but i don't have any space for it.
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not sure how "winter hardy" they need to be... i've got a bunch of varieties and haven't had any issues related to that. worst weather-related issue i've had is needing to cover the buds last spring to avoid frost at night, but that's hardly variety-dependent.
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Simcoe & Citra amongst others are proprietary so you wont be able to get rhizomes.squeaky wrote:Huh, I didn't think it would be that easy. The hard part was actually deciding which strains to go with. I ended up settling on a Columbus and a Cascade. Shame I couldn't find Citra or Simcoe, oh well.grub wrote:all the usual locals (torontobrewing, CHS, etc) have 'em.
think the winter hardiness has to do with ground temps over the winter.grub wrote:not sure how "winter hardy" they need to be... i've got a bunch of varieties and haven't had any issues related to that. worst weather-related issue i've had is needing to cover the buds last spring to avoid frost at night, but that's hardly variety-dependent.
rosemarie's a good example of an herb that isn't winter hardy in toronto, but may be fine in Windsor due to the slight changes. i've had rosemarie survive over the winter only once
my hops survive in zone 3. but look at the west coast and see what species would possibly survive there and not in Toronto.
again, mostly a guess. but i'd suggest you couldn't grow nelson sauvin or citra (if you could get them) in toronto.
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well i'm up to 8 plants now and haven't had any issue. i figure as you get north you perhaps get a shorter growing season, but frozen ground is frozen ground. I can't wait until I have more room to start growing even more.
we've got rosemary and a few other herbs in the garden that absolutely refuse to die. they're practically turning into giant bushes at this point.
rhizomes are a cheap investment, and super easy to grow. i'd say give it a shot. worst case you're out $10-15.
we've got rosemary and a few other herbs in the garden that absolutely refuse to die. they're practically turning into giant bushes at this point.
rhizomes are a cheap investment, and super easy to grow. i'd say give it a shot. worst case you're out $10-15.
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