Spalt, Cascade, and Goldings are the hops i have grown so far. I'm adding Centennial and Hallertau this coming year to the mix as well. I've had no problem growing any variety so far, you can grow them almost easier than weeds. A little tip I picked up in the second year that made it a little easier to harvest, what ever you're growing them by use a pulley and some strong twine to train the bines to go up. I use poles by my house with a pulley at the top, whenI assemble it, I run the twine through the pulley, set the pole up, tie the twine off. As the plant starts to grow, train the bine to go around the twine and that's it. When it's time to harvest, cut the twine and you can harvest from the ground.
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