First Year Hops!

So, I ordered some hops from Freshops.com. I decided to go with Cascade since from what I've read, it seems to be pretty good at handling warmer climates. I received the rhyzome (it looks like a small piece of root) in the mail, along with some twine and a book called The Homebrewer's Garden, which has some great information on how to plant and grow hops, among other herbs you can use in beer. My wife picked up a half-whiskey barrel to plant them in, so I put a 6 foot stake in it with some twine to train the hop vines up. The first year, they aren't supposed to produce, or even grow, that much - they're mostly establishing their roots. Next year, I plan on transplanting them into the back yard.