How to grow common hops

When to plant common hops

Common hops is a fast, herbaceous perennial twining vine that dies back each winter and regrows from the root, climbing 15 to 20 feet in a season and bearing fragrant cone-like fruits (used to flavor beer) in late summer to fall (NC State: mid-summer to fall). Plant in spring in well-drained soil with a sturdy support; cut the dead stems back after the plant dies down. It is dioecious, so both male and female plants are needed for seed.

Common Hops is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.