I decided to cut back and move my first year container hops today to get them ready to move inside for the winter. I expected them to be somewhat rooted into the ground (i.e. maybe some loose thin roots) but not these big guys that were directly under the pots!!! I tried ripping the remaining roots out by hand but cant get them to budge.
You can see there is the big root and another one to the right.
I am moving them out to my parents farm next spring but it looks like I might have some hops at home again next year too. Does this look like enough to grow back next year??