With a warm winter, I am already having my hop plants come to life! My second year Nugget  is growing very quickly and the Goldings (2nd year) is growing nicely.  I also picked up some Willamette and Sterling.  I’m planning on having a great shady spot underneath the hops to relax in this summer. Here are some pics

two weeks later:

and now the Nugget

two weeks!

This is a tremendous difference from last year, which didn’t see sprouts until may/june.  I’m thanking a warm winter and a pleasant conversation about being happy hops every morning.