They have doubled in size from yesterday so still not that big however the nugget have sprouted as well now. They have just not broken the surface yet. Kinda feeling good about the hops chances at the moment.

Frist Sprouts

Well, 2 out of 3 have broke ground on the mounds. The Cascade has 6 shoots about 1 cm tall. The Newport has 3 shoots about 1 cm tall.

I am going to keep with the watering pattern tha tI have and wait and see on the last plant, It might just be a slow riser.

Day 1

well I have planted 3 rhizomes that I ordered from fresh hops. The rhizomes are Cascade, Newport and Nugget. I selected them because they have a hardy reputation and high yield. It is a little late in the year so I am nervous but I've got to give it a shot.

I dug 3 holes 18" deep by 2.5'' diameter aech 7' apart and back filled them with cow manure/mulch/native soil. The native soil is a silty clay very typical to the Arizona alluvial fan. I mounded the soil about 6'' over the top of each hole. I then planted the rhizomes about 2'' under the top of the mound and lightly covered them. I then covered the mounds with 4-6'' of mulch.

I have a 10gph spray emitter on each mound. I have them set to run 3mins every 3 hours at the moment. Now I'm just going to wait and see how this works out. I will update when there is a change. If anyone has any advice ide love to get because I'm kind working without much information for my climate and area.