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Category Archives: Hops Production
Hop Harvest Timelines in Ontario
By Evan Elford, OMAFRA New Crop Development Specialist & Alexandria Verkuyl, OMAFRA Summer Horticultural Research Assistant As hop harvest approaches each year, questions arise about harvest timelines for specific cultivars grown in Ontario. Since hops are a re-emerging crop in … Continue reading
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Hop Q&A: What form of nitrogen should I use on my hops in a cold spring?
I’ve had a few discussions about hop fertility planning over the last few days. One question that has come up is about the form of nitrogen to use while fertilizing hops. Typically, granular fertility applications in hop yards will use … Continue reading
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Hop 101 Resources
We receive many calls and emails each week from growers interested in producing hops in Ontario. Earlier this year we participated in a workshop in eastern Ontario and provided an introduction to hop production and pest management. Many basic questions on hop agronomics … Continue reading
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How Long Do I Run My Drip Lines?
By Rebecca Shortt, Water Quantity Engineer, OMAFRA This blog post will show the 2 steps to roughly calculate how long to run a drip system. First calculate the plant water demand. This was shown in my post from last week. … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Culinary, Ginseng, Ginseng Production, Goji, Haskap, Herbs, Hops, Hops Production, Lavender, Medicinal, Other Herbs, Other Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Other Specialty Vegetables, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Vegetable Production, Specialty Vegetables, Tree Nuts
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#HopNutrientDemo Update 2
It’s been about four weeks since we started the Hop Nutrient Deficiency Demonstration project. If you remember, the demo has two hop cultivars (Cascade and Willamette), one plant each undergoing one of 9 fertility regimes (distilled water, complete nutrient solution, -N, -P, -K, … Continue reading
Is that a Nutrient Deficiency in my Hops?
We invite you to follow us this year as we attempt to induce various nutrient deficiencies in hops. Currently, resources for identifying nutrient deficiency in hops are fairly limited and the resources that are available typically have poor quality photos and … Continue reading
Hop Pruning and Training in Ontario
Hop pruning is the removal of the first shoots in the spring prior to training. The primary reasons for pruning include disease management (removal of systemically infected shoots) and to ensure uniform shoots with higher yield potential for subsequent training. … Continue reading
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