Recent content by Paulasaurus

Sorry for the delay in getting back to your question. I leave maybe 8-12" of bine remaining. There are no hops left on the plant, just a short section. After that i'll cover the plants with leaves or hay and they'll be plenty happy come the next season. Good luck with your plants this...

Well, here's the fist update of 2015. All plants came back good and strong and i've decide not to harvest any rhizomes from them this year so they can further their growth. I'll be bringing in some fresh black dirt and i'll also be experimenting with some Preen weed killer in an attempt to rid...

The Plants look great! Very well done. And yes be afraid, be very afraid as to what your plants will do this coming year. :mug:

I would do just that, let them go crazy this first year. Leave those new shoots grow, it'll only add to the strength of the main crown. Sounds like you'll see some hops for sure this year if you're side arms are growing that well. Cheers

No, I would never clip the bine to force side arms. Side arms will come when the plant is ready to grow them. There are far too many factors involved to say specifically how tall your plant should be at this time. I'd be happy with any growth on a first year plant as long as it looks...

Well its been awhile since i've posted an update from my own garden. Growth is now hitting 10' from the Cascades and Chinooks. The rest are very close behind. As you can see once again i'm letting the weeds overtake my garden. I've been far too busy lately, I'll have to get in there and weed...

Sorry for the delay in responding to your question. 10' is plenty of height to let them grow. Some of my best growth came off of my 10' trellis. Let it be and it'll keep trying to climb into the sky and at some point it'll hang down. It may try and climb back up itself once but it'll...

Wow, that looks great! Very well done. I've been meaning to add some supports to mine and really like what you've done, looks very solid. Also love the low fence you've added, might be adding something like that very soon to keep Milo out. Thanks for sharing and for the ideas! :mug:

Excellent! Keep checking in on them daily and i'm sure you'll start to see days where their growth is even greater than 2". The growth i've seen out of some of my plants has amazed me and i've always wanted to setup a camera to do a 24 hour time lapse to capture the growth. Someday.

If you're finding the soil is getting washed away try mixing the potting soil along with your gardens soil and compress it firmly on top of the rhizome. You don't need to stand on it but firmly packing the soil might help it all from washing away and exposing the rhizome. You could also add...

You're welcome and thanks. I'm glad its been able to help some people get started and or just show one way to go about growing these awesome plants. More updates to come as the season progresses. Now, to find another spot in my yard where I can add another variety…..

I think that sounds like a great plan. Keep an eye on your plants and they'll tell you whats too much or too little. And be sure to water well when using your fertilizers or adding manure. :mug:

To be honest I have never used any type of fertilizer other than manure/compost twice a season. My buddy Ted uses BioBloom and has seen great results with that product. Just follow the directions on the bottle. I will however stop using the bags of manure/compost that i've been getting...

Ropes have been run! With my Chinook and Nugget each having bines hitting 2'+ it was time to get the ropes up. Horrible picture but you can make out the ropes. Better pictures to come. Next is to bring some rich black dirt in to fill some low spots and add some nutrients. Cheers

Great to hear from ya! Sounds like you're starting out the season great regardless of getting them moved. How much sunlight do they get where they're at? I'm sure they'd be happier in the backyard in full sun but they sure seem happy enough doing their thing where they're currently at too. I'm...