Guide to growing garden plants - Humulus Hop
Although Humulus is a hardy perennial climber it is normally treated ass if it is a half hardy annual.
It has lobed foliage and produces hops in the autumn. Some common names for Humulus are Hop and Japanese hop.
How to grow Hop (Humulus)
It depends upon when you want the hops to flower as to when you sow the seed. For Autumn flowers sow in the summer. If you want the hops to flower in late spring, then sow the prior autumn. Sowing at the beginning of spring will result in summer flowers. In all cases sow the seeds at a depth of about 6mm into either a sunny or lightly shaded area of the garden that has good drainage. Hops like to grow in a rich and moist soil. It usually takes just under a month for hop seeds to germinate at a temperature of 21 to 24 degrees Centigrade. If you want to start hops off indoors then plant seeds about two months before you put them out.
Caring for Hops in the garden
Once growing hops will require regular watering and as Humulus species are climbers they will require a trellis or similar support to grow upon.