Hello,
Two questions:
1.) I've planted two Centennial rhizomes this year. One of them has one very long bine and two that are less than 2" tall, while the other has 3 bines, one a little longer, but all are long enough to reach my pole (they're climbing bamboo). All three of these are shorter than the bine from the first rhizome. Which is the more ideal situation, the one big bine or the three shorter ones? Will I get more flowers on the three?
2.) My hops have little, bright red bugs on them. Tiny, about the size of a pinhead. Trying to do some research it looks like they could be red velvet mites. These bugs are very common in West Virginia, and I remember them being just about everywhere growing up, but I'm still not sure what they are. I'd have a picture but I don't really know how to upload to the site. Does anyone in the region have similar pests, do you know what they are, and can they hurt my hops?
Thanks
Two questions:
1.) I've planted two Centennial rhizomes this year. One of them has one very long bine and two that are less than 2" tall, while the other has 3 bines, one a little longer, but all are long enough to reach my pole (they're climbing bamboo). All three of these are shorter than the bine from the first rhizome. Which is the more ideal situation, the one big bine or the three shorter ones? Will I get more flowers on the three?
2.) My hops have little, bright red bugs on them. Tiny, about the size of a pinhead. Trying to do some research it looks like they could be red velvet mites. These bugs are very common in West Virginia, and I remember them being just about everywhere growing up, but I'm still not sure what they are. I'd have a picture but I don't really know how to upload to the site. Does anyone in the region have similar pests, do you know what they are, and can they hurt my hops?
Thanks