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I have a similar problem with my 2 centinniel plants. Just been staying at about 1 foot high since April. But the thing is, my 2 cascads right beside them are on schedule, about 10ft high with lots of hop burrs on them. I put a layor of compost and then topped with mulch on top of all 4 at the...

Yeah, I don't see why anyone would grow hops indoors. 1. hops don't costs THAT much to buy so I don't see how it would be cost effective 2. The only reason people grow pot indoors is b/c it's illegal, hops are legal so why not use the free sun that is outside? Also, if you are going to grow...

I wonder if centennial prefers it to be the dead heat of summer before it takes off, or maybe they just don't do good here in NC. Last year, the first year, the centennials only grew to about 6ft tall while the cascades had a couple of stalks about 10-12ft long.

Just throw a crap load in there and enjoy the results.

Yep. The first 2 pictures were taken May 1 (1st is cascade, 2nd is centinnial). Next 3 picturs are of the cascades taken May 19th. The cascades have been growing steady since April, but for some reason the centinnials have not grown more than an inch since the sprouting in late March and...

Just an update. Cascades

Hey Brewpirate, nice to see fellow pirate holding it down with a hops garden.

Who cares, most of the hops brewed with the beer so I'm sure it kills everything. The alcohol probably kills any that were dry hopped.

I think it would probably split into 2 bines where it broke off. You could let both grow or cut one off to have a single bine again.

Here is an update on my garden. The first two are 2nd year cascade hops. They are doing well and growing a few inches a day. The other 2 or 2nd year centinnenials. They look healthy but aren't budging on the growth. Just pretty much sitting there. Don't know what to do to get them going.

Dang you've got a nice house. Love the yard and landscaping too.

My 2nd year hops. 2 cascades and 2 centinnials. Trellis is about 11ft tall, but hope to get twice that by training the bines diagonally up the strings. That's my blackberry bush to the right, and my pile of dirt to the left. Any body need some dirt?

It's fine. It's just been cooler weather lately here in the south. Had a warm March, got things kickstarted, then cool weather hit the last couple weeks, cold nights slowed the growth.

man, your in Ohio and your 2nd year hops are already 6ft high? How is that? I'm in NC and we've had a warmer than usual March, and my 2nd year hops are only a foot tall at most. I mean, they started sprouting in feburary as soon as it was above 70's during the day. Just don't see how Ohio could...

Maybe so, but even if I don't get to them daily, I can train them every few days. I'm always out in my yard messing around so it won't be an issue. I feel like once they're on a string, they should continue in that direction on their own until I need to train them to go up the other direction...