As the hops grow, you'll need to keep an eye on them to make sure they're climbing where you want them to. It's amazing how quickly they can grow during the peak season-sometimes several inches a day!

The hop plant is a fast-growing, herbaceous perennial, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Only the female plants produce cones for use as hops (the male plants are the pollinators).

And Darby has received a $60,000 grant from the Vermont and Massachusetts agencies of agriculture to build a harvester for Vermont hops growers, which is expected to be ready for the fall harvest.

Hops grow best when given a minimum of 16 hours of sunlight, which is available at latitudes of 35 degrees and above. Florida’s uppermost latitude reaches just 31 degrees, UF/IFAS said.

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