Hops arrived a few days after the email notification that the hip orders had started shipping for the various zones. They looked to be in fine condition and were planted a few days later. New shoots appeared 3 days later and there are 8-10 bines already over 3ft tall.

My son ordered this variety last year and asked me to grow it in my garden. I love gardening as much as brewing, so he knew I wouldn't say no. I planted both rhizomes on a slanted hill next to a brick wall and metal security fence. Full sun all day in heavy composted soil. Both started well and then we had some very unusual late flooding, one did not survive. The one that did survive grew into an astonishing healthy vine and produced numerous large hop flowers. The running rhizomes are huge, I will be trimming those back in early Spring and planting next to my porch and trellis. I live in Kansas where the weather goes from one extreme to another, these roots survived and grew larger than I expected. You need some space to grow because these roots take anchor and spread out. Give them a full season, then trim back each Spring and share.