"Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
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>What I mean by messed up is that they will be
>starting the growth phase very late and then be
>forced into their flowering phase almost immediately,
>thus, the plant has all the wrong hormones floating around.
>Not much of a quality crop there.[/color]

I understand bolting, but I still disagree. The rhizomes I plant this time
of year generally get a nice head start on store-bought first year rhizomes
(and I've never had one bolt in our relatively cool summers). Again, take
the climate into account. If planting now does little or no harm and gives
those in temperate climates a head start next spring, there's no good reason
not to do so. Yeah, it's not optimal, but who cares? Hops (esp. my
cascades) are dandy little weeds and will adapt nicely to many adverse
situations.

Brina