Classic Brewing Co Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Greeny1525229549 said: Nice mate. Mine just starting to pop through as well. Time to give them a dose of urea to really get them pumping. I have a mate who grows them but I do not have a yard as such however I have seen them grown in large tubs, maybe there is a dwarf variety. The bottom line is if you can't do it properly it's probably not worth the effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I have a mate who grows them but I do not have a yard as such however I have seen them grown in large tubs, maybe there is a dwarf variety. The bottom line is if you can't do it properly it's probably not worth the effort. You would be surprised mate. Been doing it for a few years now. First year in a half wine barrel. Got enough for 1 batch from memory. Planted in a raised garden bed enough for 2 to 3 batches. Hoping for 4 this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: You would be surprised mate. Been doing it for a few years now. First year in a half wine barrel. Got enough for 1 batch from memory. Planted in a raised garden bed enough for 2 to 3 batches. Hoping for 4 this year. OK Cheers, might be worth a go then, I will investigate it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: You would be surprised mate. Been doing it for a few years now. First year in a half wine barrel. Got enough for 1 batch from memory. Planted in a raised garden bed enough for 2 to 3 batches. Hoping for 4 this year. Tubs are good agree w @Greeny1525229549 Greeny - but @Classic Brewing Co Phil you will still need a bit of room for the climbing vines (or here bines as they do the circular climbing thing) to gallop along and then let their flowers hang down... Edited September 22, 2021 by Graubart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Just now, Graubart said: Tubs are good agree w @Greeny1525229549 Greeny - but you will still need a bit of room for the climbing vines (or here bines as they do the circular climbing thing) to gallop along and then let their flowers hang down... Yup I understand that, I have seen them growing (among other similar looking plants) Sounds like it would be fun to try, Cheers Fellas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Yup I understand that, I have seen them growing (among other similar looking plants) Sounds like it would be fun to try, Cheers Fellas. About June next year I will be digging mine up and cutting back the crown. You can have a few then if you want to give it a go. They are POR hops. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Greeny1525229549 said: About June next year I will be digging mine up and cutting back the crown. You can have a few then if you want to give it a go. They are POR hops. That would be awesome @Greeny1525229549 Cheers for That, I also love POR, especially in Pale Ale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 8:44 AM, Greeny1525229549 said: Nice mate. Mine just starting to pop through as well. Time to give them a dose of urea to really get them pumping. Cheers mate - I'll give some urea a go. I garden a bit but am fairly lazy and usually just use the old seasol every couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Popo said: Cheers mate - I'll give some urea a go. I garden a bit but am fairly lazy and usually just use the old seasol every couple of weeks. Yeah mate. I go high nitrogen till I start to get the laterals. Then I switch to a nice dose of potassium for the cones 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Popo said: Happy Hops Popo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Are the little green bulbs on this Valencia orange tree the first stages of fruit? I suspect they aren't or I sort of hope they aren't because there's many of them on the ground. More on the ground than on the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, MUZZY said: More on the ground than on the tree. Yes they are... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I would think they are but this suggests it could be a while before it produces edible fruit, much the same as the Lemon tree I planted. Regards Dr Phil. Standard-Sized Trees Standard-sized Valencia orange trees take at least three to four years before you can harvest the fruit from the tree. This is the juvenile growth period when the tree is growing roots and branches to support the fruit when it does appear on the tree. Once you see signs of fruit set for your first Valencia orange crop, it will be another 12 to 15 months before you can pick the fruit, so add this on to the juvenile period to get a first harvest for your Valencia orange tree when it is 3 to 4 years old. Dwarf Trees Dwarf-sized citrus trees do not grow as large as full-sized Valencia orange trees, but they will still produce fruit that are standard in size. You may be able to see fruit production on dwarf Valencia trees in two to three years after planting. Remove any fruit that might appear sooner than this to ensure that you tree grows strong enough before it tries to support a full crop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 @disgruntled and @Classic Brewing Co Thanks guys. Yeah, I planted the tree about 18 months ago and it was only about 50-70cm high at the time. So I've probably got another year or more before we get fruit. It's about 100cm high now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, MUZZY said: @disgruntled and @Classic Brewing Co Thanks guys. Yeah, I planted the tree about 18 months ago and it was only about 50-70cm high at the time. So I've probably got another year or more before we get fruit. It's about 100cm high now. I think it's a good idea to not allow it to fruit for the first few years so that it puts all its energy into growth, especially the root system. Cheers, Frank. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 @Coopers DIY Beer Team So you think I should pluck these little green bulbs off for better results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 5 hours ago, MUZZY said: @Coopers DIY Beer Team So you think I should pluck these little green bulbs off for better results? just leave it be 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bribie G Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 4:45 PM, Greenyinthewestofsydney said: Yeah mate. I go high nitrogen till I start to get the laterals. Then I switch to a nice dose of potassium for the cones Can't beat a nice cone, man. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Cherry + full size tomatoes and strawberries looking good from this wet Adelaide spring. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Hilltop hops said: Cherry + full size tomatoes and strawberries looking good from this wet Adelaide spring. Looking good @Hilltop hops should be a bumper crop. I am starting to wonder if are getting any sunshine or even a Summer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Looking good @Hilltop hops should be a bumper crop. I am starting to wonder if are getting any sunshine or even a Summer ? Probably be a late one with a scorching Feb and March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hilltop hops said: Probably be a late one with a scorching Feb and March. Well at least that's something to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 12:29 PM, Greenyinthewestofsydney said: About June next year I will be digging mine up and cutting back the crown. You can have a few then if you want to give it a go. They are POR hops. Where did you score the PoR hop plant stock from originally @Greenyinthewestofsydney ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) Not growing very much at all this year which is very unusual for my patch at this time of year. Since we had a long wet winter just past the bloody liverwort has taken over nearly every bit of my veggie patches. Been spraying it with almost pure vinegar but it has only slowed it down so decided to not plant up much and concentrate on getting rid of this pestie pre-historic moss. No good spraying it with weed killer like roundup and the like as it drinks that for breakfast and wants more. Even got my gas torch out (flame thrower) and hooked up a full gas bottle to try to blow-torch it away but its as tough as nails. Took heaps of heat just to dry it out then it finally burnt off to ground level. Only did one bed with one full 8.5 kg gas bottle so not an efficient way to try and destroy this plant. A wet month later its coming back in that bed again. so not happy. Edited November 19, 2021 by iBooz2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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