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Well, one of my hops started out looking good, then died back. Not sure the issue. I thought over-watering perhaps.
Anyways, I decided to dig up the Centennial rhizome as everything looked dead. Plan was to put something else in the pot.
Well, here is what I dug up:
Don't know about you guys, but looks pretty darn viable. The part I have in my hand seems to be sort of rotten but the other end is firm, and then there's all the buds on it.
My first though was to put it back in the ground. But my pot busted as I was amending the soil.
So, I put it in a plastic baggie, and in the fridge for now. Question is, plant it, to try to get a head start for next year, or just chalk it up and plant it in the spring?
I'd probably get a bigger pot this time. Wine barrel or some such...
Thoughts appreciated...especially from anyone who has experience planting rhizomes late in the season, and what to expect next year, etc...
Cheers,
Mike
Anyways, I decided to dig up the Centennial rhizome as everything looked dead. Plan was to put something else in the pot.
Well, here is what I dug up:
Don't know about you guys, but looks pretty darn viable. The part I have in my hand seems to be sort of rotten but the other end is firm, and then there's all the buds on it.
My first though was to put it back in the ground. But my pot busted as I was amending the soil.
So, I put it in a plastic baggie, and in the fridge for now. Question is, plant it, to try to get a head start for next year, or just chalk it up and plant it in the spring?
I'd probably get a bigger pot this time. Wine barrel or some such...
Thoughts appreciated...especially from anyone who has experience planting rhizomes late in the season, and what to expect next year, etc...
Cheers,
Mike