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I've got Cascade and Willamette rhizomes to plant this year and was wondering how tall I can expect them to get the first year? I seem to recall reading somewhere that you can just use a 6-8 foot stake the first year...true or false?

Ultimately, I'm going to build a trellis system that will allow them to climb to 15 feet, but if I can put it off a year, I will!!

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I had first year hops last year. There was no usable yield, but they reached about 16 feet in length grown horizontally on a trellis. Other members had better results in their first year, some worse. There seems to be a ton of variables.

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I trained my first year plants up some lines attached to the eve of my shop, about 10ft. I was able to get away with it, they just bushed up at the top. I'm sure they would have gone 15 ft or more if they'd had the room. This year it will be a 17 ft trellis, I bet they'll reach the top but I can't co much higher. I put two 10' fence poles together last night and stood them up in the yard, my gosh! It's higher than the power lines going to my house (shielded).

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I think climate and soil has a lot to do with it too...

Im willing to be that they will do better in the first year in Willamette Valley as opposed to somewhere in the South

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I'd say about 10 - 12 feet for my cascades and willamette. Almost no yield (2 oz) on the one willimatte and about 6-8 oz on the two cascade i had. I used a lattice suspended by 4 posts about 7-8 feet above the garden bed by 2X2 posts. Once the bines grew taller than that, it was no problem to wind them around the lattice and drape them across the top.

A lot depends on climate, soil and general growing conditions too though. Whats most important is to keep them off the ground. I've seen people grow them along fences and such too. as long as you're not growing a whole sh*t load of plants, be creative, use them ornamentaly as well as for brewing. I keep threatening to build some sort of pergola over my patio and use hops for the shade they'll provide.

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I planted Cascades and Willamette last year. Live in a condo so I couldn't get too elaborate without breaking the rules. I placed 2 trellises on my deck and let the hops climb up a cord and onto the trellis. That gave me about 8 feet off the ground. Once they reached the top, they just kept growing and winding around the trellis. I would say I probably had about 12 feet of growth overall.

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I'm planning on a 12 foot vertical trellis. I'm going to let all the bines grow but limit them to 12 feet in hopes that they bush up and promote flower growth.

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I planted 7 last year and only 2 produced cones. But they all grew over 10ft. I yielded about 2oz off my nugget and .25oz off my Northern Brewer. Like others have said it all depends on the size of the rhizome, the soil and amount of sunlight.

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Thanks for the replies, folks. Sounds like I'd better get my a$$ in gear on my trellis system!

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yeah my 1st years went 12-14 feet last year. They just sprouted this year and the bine looks really thick compared to last year. Hoping for a yield!

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