Cloning Hop Plants from Cuttings
Most people grow their hops from rhizomes, little chunks of root that are harvested from the parent plant. I certainly have used this method for a few of the varieties I have, but others have been grown from rooted cuttings much like the way you can clone a tomato plant. There are lots of videos on KZread that discuss how to clone tomato plants, but not so many videos for how to clone a hop plant, so I thought I’m make one.
I find I get a better yield from my hops if I limit the number of bines the plant has to put it’s energy into, to four bines per guide string. All of the rest of the shoots get cut off and are essentially compost. This always bugs me though because this plant matter can easily be put into water and the cuttings will produce roots. Once the roots are established, you simply plant the root material into good potting soil and you have a clone of the parent plant that will allow others to grow hops.
Because there really isn’t very much too the process this video is quite short so I thought I’d start the video with a time-laps captured between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm in the hop yard. If you watch carefully you can actually see some of the hops growing during the course of the day.
Hope you find this video helpful and no matter where you are in the world, I hope you have a great brew day!
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I just “stole” a cutting from our local playground which has hops growing on the fencing. Super excited to try this method!
@checkerheadbrewing
11 ай бұрын
And? A year later? How are your hops growing???
This video was exactly what I was looking for! Straightforward but still packed with concise and well informed tips/instructions! Thank you so much!
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
So glad the video was helpful! If you've got anything else you're wondering about, shoot me a note and I'll perhaps turn it into another video!
David shared some cuttings with me. I followed his instructions and now i have 3 new varieties growing in my garden. Thanks David!!!!!
@checkerheadbrewing
3 жыл бұрын
My absolute pleasure Hayden! I'm super excited to see what you brew with those hops!!!
This video makes it look ridiculously easy. I've been putting this off for a while because I thought it'd be difficult lol
@checkerheadbrewing
11 ай бұрын
A little rooting hormone and a bit of patience goes a long way... Hope you're successful!!!
Great information! I'm new to growing hops and this video was very helpful. 😁🍻
@checkerheadbrewing
11 ай бұрын
Glad the information was useful! Happy growing!
I am sooooo happy to see your video. Your presentation is simple and clear. I have watched many lengthy videos where people talk about themselves and their life (boring) before getting to the guts of the matter. Thankyou thankyou
@checkerheadbrewing
Жыл бұрын
Glad the video was helpful!!
Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for!
@checkerheadbrewing
11 ай бұрын
Happy the information was useful!
Well done! :-D
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
Why Thank You!
@checkerheadbrewing
11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the detailed video. Quick question, do hop clones eventually produce their own rhizome? Also, do new shoots only come from the rhizome itself or will they grow out of the bottom stem of the clone? Thanks!
@checkerheadbrewing
Жыл бұрын
Yes - Clones will eventually generate their own rhizomes. Once the root ball is established the new shoots will come up from the growing root mass and the rhizomes it contains. I hope this gives you the answer you're looking for.
@umightlikeme33
Жыл бұрын
@@checkerheadbrewing awesome ty!
@umightlikeme33
Жыл бұрын
@@checkerheadbrewing Hey could you help me with one more question please? Do you know how much a clone will produce for it's first harvest? Does 25 grams of dry hops sound like a reasonable estimate or will it be less?
@checkerheadbrewing
Жыл бұрын
@@umightlikeme33 Depends on a lot of factors, but if you get 25 grams of dry hops from your first season you're doing really well!
Thanks for the video! Quick question, is there a difference between planting clones and planting rhizomes other than initial speed of growth? Do hop clones eventually produce their own rhizome?
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
100% the clones will produce their own rhizomes. And really there's not a ton of difference vis-a-vis the speed of the initial growth. The clones may spend a bit more of their energy the first year generating a decent root mass, but by year two they're pretty much on par with if you'd planted a rhizome of the same variety.
@mattjohnson2559
2 жыл бұрын
@@checkerheadbrewing and will they overwinter just fine here in Minnesota?
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
@@mattjohnson2559 Yep! Hops will do very well in Minnesota. At the end of the season cut the bines down to the ground and watch them spring back to life in the Spring!
Question my neighborhood's hops and they're coming over my fence looks like the buds are already out could I still cut a few of them and put them in water or doesn't matter what time of the year
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
Daymon - Thanks for reaching out. My experience with cloning hops has always been in the Spring. I've never tried doing it later in the season, but I imagine you could. The only issue I see is that hop plants have a dormant phase during the winter months, so I'm not sure how well established the plants would get if you take cuttings later in the year. It's totally worth a try though! Let me know if it works!
@lets-talk-about-it
2 жыл бұрын
@@checkerheadbrewing yep. The went dormant on me...lol...next time
@checkerheadbrewing
2 жыл бұрын
@@lets-talk-about-it There's always a next time!
How I can get hop seed from you sir?
@checkerheadbrewing
Жыл бұрын
You'd have to come to my brewery to get some.