Spring is here, on the calendar anyway, and I am wanting to plant some hops. I live in the Plain States, Eastern Kansas. I have been looking at Great Lakes Hops to buy established plants or crowns. Has anyone had experience with Columbia? It is a sister of Willamette with higher Alpha, Columbia Hop Plants. Also I am looking at Vojvodina, not sure how to pronounce it. https://www.greatlakeshops.com/store/p58/_Vojvodina_-_Field_Grade.html. I am looking for English type hops that would grow and produce with the hot summer days of the Plains. I used to live in Missouri and tried to grow Willamette and Golding without much luck. Although I did have luck with Cascade, MT Hood and Sterling , but not a lot of hops out of last two. thoughts ?
Depending upon how east you are in Kansas I’d expect your growing conditions are not much different from Missouri.
In my limited experience growing in a flat, hot climate I found English hops didn’t hold up well at all, but I am not a great gardener. You might have better luck if you can give them some shade in the later part of the day and keep them well hydrated.
Thanks for the reply, the suggestion about shade in the later part of the day is a good idea.