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How to put this so it makes sense.
I have a Acre 1/2 hop yard.
Outside of that designated area I also have a small trellis for 1st year seedlings and experimental hops that I have never grown before. [008 and 074 <Vista> will be grown here this year with some of my crosses].
Think of it as rookie ball or minors before you get pulled up to the big show.
And then I have my mother plants.
[Located off site] These are the ladies that I seed as well as pull off of my root stock or that I clone from.
I am looking to Down size my mother plants. Currently at 111 varieties. I feel like there are some repetitious variety in this area
I have several Clusters
L8 Cluster
E2 <Early Cluster>
California Cluster
Oregon Cluster
What are the chances that some of these are basically the same varieties
Saaz is another that I am looking at that maybe basically the same thing.
As I continued to make more Crosses I have been eliminating mothers who services are no longer needed.
With my mothers I have 3 Saaz mothers Saaz, Saaz 72, Saaz Super.
Is Saaz 72 just the classic Saaz strain or is there any distinct difference between these 3.
plants?
I have seen differences in growth and heat tolerance between Columbus and Zues for instance and even feel that Columbus flowers earlier <for me anyways> and is easier to pick than Zues cones are larger on Columbus then zues <for this area> both flowers are very similar in flavor profile with zues slightly more grassy and Columbus more Dankful. Columbus is best suited for extremely long hot temperatures where zues didn't do well where I live in the Sierras.
I know when these hops are harvested that can change but this is my overall opinion about these 2 varieties growing side-by-side.
So I guess what I'm asking is is there a difference with Saaz 72 and the classic Saaz that I have or I should keep all 3 varieties around.
or is the Saaz 72 basically the regular classic Saaz and I can eliminate one of these mothers from this area.
I have a Acre 1/2 hop yard.
Outside of that designated area I also have a small trellis for 1st year seedlings and experimental hops that I have never grown before. [008 and 074 <Vista> will be grown here this year with some of my crosses].
Think of it as rookie ball or minors before you get pulled up to the big show.
And then I have my mother plants.
[Located off site] These are the ladies that I seed as well as pull off of my root stock or that I clone from.
I am looking to Down size my mother plants. Currently at 111 varieties. I feel like there are some repetitious variety in this area
I have several Clusters
L8 Cluster
E2 <Early Cluster>
California Cluster
Oregon Cluster
What are the chances that some of these are basically the same varieties
Saaz is another that I am looking at that maybe basically the same thing.
As I continued to make more Crosses I have been eliminating mothers who services are no longer needed.
With my mothers I have 3 Saaz mothers Saaz, Saaz 72, Saaz Super.
Is Saaz 72 just the classic Saaz strain or is there any distinct difference between these 3.
plants?
I have seen differences in growth and heat tolerance between Columbus and Zues for instance and even feel that Columbus flowers earlier <for me anyways> and is easier to pick than Zues cones are larger on Columbus then zues <for this area> both flowers are very similar in flavor profile with zues slightly more grassy and Columbus more Dankful. Columbus is best suited for extremely long hot temperatures where zues didn't do well where I live in the Sierras.
I know when these hops are harvested that can change but this is my overall opinion about these 2 varieties growing side-by-side.
So I guess what I'm asking is is there a difference with Saaz 72 and the classic Saaz that I have or I should keep all 3 varieties around.
or is the Saaz 72 basically the regular classic Saaz and I can eliminate one of these mothers from this area.
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