2 different varieties too close?

darkstar79 · 06-10-2009, 04:01 AM

I have cascade and nugget hops which get pretty close near the top and might start to intertwine or touch near the top. Is this bad and should I cut them near the tip so they stop growing taller? attached are pics to see what I mean.

**david_42** · 06-10-2009, 01:41 PM

Go ahead and trim, but I'd say it's too late. The sidearms will make a wad regardless.

I'd recommend screwing some 2' pipes into the T at the top and moving the twines. I used inverted-Vs in the past and had problems, so this year I staggered the twines about 3' along the T-bars on my uprights.

Wouldn't hurt to brace the vertical to the 4x4s.

**Bobby_M** · 06-10-2009, 02:22 PM

They will certainly intertwine and you will have a hard time knowing which cones are which. In the grand scheme, it won't kill you to have a few nugget cones in your cascade stash and vice versa. Each cone is a very small amount.

**Laughing_Gnome_Invisible** · 06-10-2009, 02:30 PM

Also, if you have a proportion of mixed cones, you could keep them seperate as a "Lucky dip" And just use them as bittering hops rather than aroma.

Limited Visibility · 06-10-2009, 03:02 PM

Save the cones where you are not sure the difference and make an IPA with it DFH hop schedule style!