AnthonV78
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I have 4 hop vines growing - two are in their first year (not much going on there) and two in their second year.
The second year vines are growing nicely (One is at about 10 feet, the other is the runt at just about seven feet).
The taller of the vines has no hop flowers below six feet, the other has no flowers below four feet. This seemed wierd to me. I had expected to get flowers on the entire plant.
Other info: I'm in NH and we have had a pretty dry summer. I'm not real great about watering (couple times a week). Some of the lower leaves have a few dry/dead spots (smaller than a pencil eraser) - nothing I consider too severe. I also dont do much of anything for fertilizing/feeding (I put down some manure and turned it into the soil at the beginning of the season.
Any thoughts?
The second year vines are growing nicely (One is at about 10 feet, the other is the runt at just about seven feet).
The taller of the vines has no hop flowers below six feet, the other has no flowers below four feet. This seemed wierd to me. I had expected to get flowers on the entire plant.
Other info: I'm in NH and we have had a pretty dry summer. I'm not real great about watering (couple times a week). Some of the lower leaves have a few dry/dead spots (smaller than a pencil eraser) - nothing I consider too severe. I also dont do much of anything for fertilizing/feeding (I put down some manure and turned it into the soil at the beginning of the season.
Any thoughts?