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Originally Posted by Worth1

Does anybody know anything about this plant as far as where it will grow?
In recent news I have learned that there is a hops shortage due to farmers growing corn for fuel.
There are many cultivars of this plant and I have found one place on a forum where someone just 15 miles north of me is growing hops for his beer.
I just thought I might get in on the ground level with this product as I have found hope has gone over the top as for as price is concerned.
They all laughed at me when I mentioned growing grapes for wine in Texas many years ago but look at it now.
Texas has some great wines.
I thought about olives in Texas and sure nuff this is something else they are starting to grow here.
What about hops?

Worth

Worth, I am on a few hop gardening boards; in the springtime there was a huge rush of folks sending off for all kinds of rhizomes to try out in their areas. There are plenty of people growing hops in Texas, some even as far south as Florida but there are varieties that do well in one spot that may not do well in others. I have been growing hops for more than 10 years in SoCal and we tend to prefer hoppy beers but we grow a variety of types.
Yes, the shortage will eventually result in a hop glut due to some hop growers extending their growing areas, and others will be hobbiests, like us growing and providing for our home brew clubs.
Good luck. I got more rhizomes this year from three different sources and homebrew heaven was some of the biggest and strongest of the rhizomes I got. I will be getting more varieties next year as my husband prefers other varieties of beer than I do.