salad 419
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I planted 4 1st year "baby stick" rhizomes this year. I planted in mid May due to the late frosts we were having here in Ohio. Admittedly, I didn't take real good care of the plants and I tried growing them more horizontally to keep the height down so I don't expect much, especially for 1st year plants. Anyway, 3 the plants are about 8 feet tall (okay long) with more and more offshoots coming every week. They are getting fuller and fuller, but I still don't have any flowers. I was expecting a late September harvest, but I'm not sure if that's going to happen or not. Is there plenty of time or should I just say I was building the root system this year?
As an aside, 2 other guys in town have 1st year Cascades and have already harvested quite a few cups of cones.
I have a:
Chinook
Kent (Ohio?) Goldings
Williamette
Due to a "property line dispute", the neighbor killed my Sterling plant and the root was rotted the last time I checked it. Turns out, I was still 4 feet on my side of the property after she got it surveyed. My four year old calls her "The Fat Meanie" I guess I'll put something else in that spot next year as well as redo my structure to grow vertically.
I apologize for the usual 1st year hops post. I'm sure you guys are getting sick of them.
As an aside, 2 other guys in town have 1st year Cascades and have already harvested quite a few cups of cones.
I have a:
Chinook
Kent (Ohio?) Goldings
Williamette
Due to a "property line dispute", the neighbor killed my Sterling plant and the root was rotted the last time I checked it. Turns out, I was still 4 feet on my side of the property after she got it surveyed. My four year old calls her "The Fat Meanie" I guess I'll put something else in that spot next year as well as redo my structure to grow vertically.
I apologize for the usual 1st year hops post. I'm sure you guys are getting sick of them.