ScottSA

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My Centennial is growing very rapidly and has a second shoot popping up. The main bine is 2 ft long. My Cascade on the other hand is only 2" long at best, but has like 5 shoots. Should I trim a couple back? How many bines are optimal and how far do i trim them back?

Thanks for all the great info!

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Zulu

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If we are talking first year , let it all grow, more green equals more root.

Each variety will grow at different times and rates.

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This is an awesome resource. Will be referencing frequently.

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Zulu is right on - each variety has it's own quirks. Some come out of dormancy early (Cascade, Saaz) some slow (Chinook, Willamette). Some are fine-stemmed (Cascade, Centennial, Euros) some throw primary bines (Chinook, Nugget, Perle) Some are good climbers, some have long side arms, some have small cones, some like fertilizer, some hate phosphorus.
Long and short of it - all different. Don't expect them to all be alike. Brewing would be pretty boring if they were

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Zulu - Another Greensboro hop grower here. What kind of sun are yours seeing? Full? The ones I just planted (Cascade, Centennial, and Nugget) will get probably 2/3s sun due to some trees blocking morning sun. Think this will be alright?

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Maybe I missed it in the thread but I was wondering what rhizome varieties to pick for the first year. I have read about buying several types and see what's doing best. I live in Georgia and have selected one of each of these to order:

Centennial, Cascade, Hallertau, Magnum, and Tettnanger

I just don't know exactly which will do best in my climate and soil (Red clay soil if you are curious, seems to grow other vines well haha). Advice? Thank you

Ryan

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my online research reveals that Centennial, Cascade and Magnum are "all climate" hops, meaning that they've done well in heat. hallertau and Tett might be iffy - european hops tend to have lower heat tolerances. for more info, check out the link in my signature.

if you have red soil, chances are it is very low in organic matter. you will want to add manure, peat moss, leaf-gro (composted leaves), etc.

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