shortyjacobs
Well-Known Member
So I was poking around my one surviving hop plant from last year (centennial). I found a ton of roots about 1" below the surface extending out in all directions, around 1 cm thick. Imagine my surprise when I pulled at one, and over 5 ft of root pulled up out of the ground, extending WAY out from the plant. It's pale white, kinda fleshy looking, with tons of roots branching off it. Looks like some weird kind of medieval whip.
So, is that a rhizome? (doesn't look like the brown rhizomes I get from the store). Can I cut it off near the plant? Don't wanna harm the plant, but also don't want hundreds of centennial shoots popping up everywhere...should I just cut around the root ball with a spade and yank out anything I hit?
So, is that a rhizome? (doesn't look like the brown rhizomes I get from the store). Can I cut it off near the plant? Don't wanna harm the plant, but also don't want hundreds of centennial shoots popping up everywhere...should I just cut around the root ball with a spade and yank out anything I hit?