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I posted last year when I ordered 8 varieties of Hops. All of them came back this year and are doing really well. So well that I am taking some of the Bines and cloning them to give away to friends that want some.

I might take some pics and post them as the are starting to go up the twine now. The Cascade is going crazy and is already about 12 feet up the twine. That is the one that I am taking the cutting from for the clones.

With 8 varieties and the ability to get dozens of clones off of each plant, I should be busy.

A bine is a climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. It is distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers. The stems of many bines are rough or have downward-pointing bristles to aid their grip. The rotation of the shoot tip during climbing is autonomous, and does not (as sometimes imagined) derive from the shoot following the sun around the sky – the direction of twist does not therefore depend upon which side of the equator the plant is growing. This is shown by the fact that some bines always twine clockwise, including runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) and bindweed (Convolvulus species), while others twine anticlockwise, including French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and climbing honeysuckles (Lonicera species).

Great going with growing the hops! My raised beds are full of tomato plants - my hobby - other than brewing beer. Are you the one who posted the beautiful pictures of the your harvested hops in the plastic container last year?