cascade hop in the uk?

[lostlogan]

Hi, I have two questions

1) Does anyone grow the cascade hop in the UK successfully?

and

2) Are there any websites I can buy it from. Aplus hops and others focus a lot on British hops. I'd like to acquire my favourite hop.

thanks.

[mysterio]

I've never seen it for sale here, good luck.

[6470zzy]

http://www.charlesfaram.co.uk/Variety.asp

They appear to be wholesalers but you should never assume without giving it a try

Cheers

[mysterio]

I believe the OP is talking about rhizomes, you can buy Cascade hops retail just about anywhere

Farams only sell in 5kg amounts minimum if you ask nicely

The US hops come via Hop Union I believe

[haz66]

Cascade rizomes as i found out last year are not that easy tocome by, as the Yanks willnot post abroad
due to custom restrictions, but i`m getting my brother in Canada to grow some and then when i next go out i`m
bringing loads back

[WishboneBrewery]

didn't someone on here have a message from aplus that said they were starting to grow them?? (I could be wrong!)

[lostlogan]

Cascade rizomes as i found out last year are not that easy tocome by, as the Yanks willnot post abroad
due to custom restrictions, but i`m getting my brother in Canada to grow some and then when i next go out i`m
bringing loads back

Haha, you're lucky!

didn't someone on here have a message from aplus that said they were starting to grow them?? (I could be wrong!)

That would be great

I guess ill have to stick to my challenger and goldings plants, and keep a look out.

[JAMTreats]

Lostlogan

I emailed Aplus today about Cascade and they said:
Thank you for your enquiry. We do not have Cascade for sale at the moment either in the bare root form or potted but we should have the bare roots available next winter. We are planning to have some available in 2ltr pots this summer. I'm afraid there is no other variety that is similar to Cascade. I can only advise you keep an eye on our webiste.

We usually begin lifting bare root plants from early November and they are available - subject to stock levels - on our website through until about the end of March.

I'm sorry I cannot be of any more help than that but if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards
Kerrie

Found a few other places than Aplus for hops but no Cascade:
http://www.eickelmann.de/Store/pi229265 ... tegoryId=7
http://shop.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/hops-62-c.asp

Maybe someone has a plant in the UK - any chance of a rhizome?! Happy to pass on some Wye Challenger...

[steve_flack]

I know it was being grown commercially in the UK (and probably still is). The problem is hops definitely have a terroir and cascade grown in countries other than the US don't taste the same. If you've ever used Argentinian cascade then you'll have noticed this.

[coatesg]

Cascade rizomes as i found out last year are not that easy tocome by, as the Yanks willnot post abroad
due to custom restrictions, but i`m getting my brother in Canada to grow some and then when i next go out i`m
bringing loads back

If you're bringing cascade rhizomes back I would possibly think again and wait for the UK grown ones. Apparently (according to a hop farm our group spoke to), the US hops may have diseases that are not widely found in the UK (and hence many varieties have no resistance to), and most likely why there are some custom restrictions on them.

[yogester]

I visited a homebrew store in CA last week and they said they would ship rhizomes to the UK.

Obviously if they get intercepted by customs they take no responsibility. Last frost hasn't arrived in Oregon yet so you can still order for delivery this season.

http://www.thebeveragepeople.com/hop-rhizomes.html

[retourrbx]

Disease Disease

[WishboneBrewery]

It could be like Rabbits to Australia or Rats to New Zealand...
Generally a bad idea for the future.
Better to wait for an English cultivated Cascade plant.

[coatesg]

Agreed - it's a bad idea trying to circumvent the customs rules - they are there for a reason and that is to prevent the spread of non-native disease. I have heard on fairly good authority that cascade is being grown and cultivated in the UK, but that the rhizomes are generally unavailable unless you're a professional hop grower...

[retourrbx]

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