Any insight to my question? Am I too late for this year?
I suspect it's rather late to put them in the ground outside at this latitude, which is nearly the same as yours.
I did put them outside eventually to go dormant before Spring.
It's maybe too late to plant if you live in Alaska . . . I am a professional grower of hop starts and crowns
Now I have.I've not seen anyone advocate Fall plantings for hops.
....... I spray weekly with peroxide to control disease. 99% root within 2 weeks.
The peroxide is intriguing, after searching a bit I ran onto a table of suggested peroxide/water ratios==> http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/gardening-with-hydrogen-peroxide.html. 4oz peroxide per gallon for 3% peroxide this article says. So a ratio of 1:32. If you are using 35% acid (just guessing), or about 12X stronger, then a 1:370 concentration of 35% peroxide would approximate a 1:32 concentration of 3% peroxide..... put a little sugar cane molasses in the water source. It is high in plant sugars, nutrients, chelates , and has a low level of Giberellic acid (a plant hormone) that induces rooting. Cheap but effective!
.....Cut the bine into single node cuttings (cut stem 1" above and below leaf set) and stick into propagating media up to leaf node. This node is the beginnings of the new crown.......
Do you strip the leaves from this remaining leaf set, or do you let them poke out of the propagating media ??
Leave the hop leaves on - sticking the cutting into the media until the node touches the media surface. The more leaf area you have on the cutting; the better your humidity and mist control has to be.
You also can make multiple node/leaf cuttings - by sticking the second node into the media but usually the internode length is too far apart. The the buried node will send out "mini rhizome" shoots that will emerge; but this takes about a month longer than just top cuttings.
Leave the hop leaves on - sticking the cutting into the media until the node touches the media surface. The more leaf area you have on the cutting; the better your humidity and mist control has to be. ......
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..... wait until you can see little buds forming where the leaves meet the stems.
is there a "optimum length" the axillary bud/new-stem should reach before the cutting is taken ?? Should the cutting be taken immediately when the bud is apparent, or should you wait until the length of this new branch reaches a minimum or maximum length, for example are you looking for about 8-12mm of branch growth from this new bud before you take the cutting?
thanks for your guidance.
Anyone have some cutttings the would be willing to part with?
I would love to get some plants started.
I have a similar issue with my v8 car.
Unfortunately, I'm on the wrong side of the state.
Think they will last in an envelope? Probably not.
I don't know how well shoot cuttings work for hops. Generally people use root cuttings, usually a 3-4 inch piece.
These would be rhizomes your referring to yes? This whole thread is about using cuttings (leaf and shoot) to clone plants. At least that's what I've gotten from the read.
If I'm wrong, please correct me someone.
Here's the link I posted. Hope this is helpful. My shoot cutting looks good so far. Ill let you know how it turns out.
http://piedmonthops.com/how-to/root-your-own-cuttings
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