I planted Cascade and Nugget rhizomes May 5th of this year and surprisingly I think I might get a decent harvest. Because they are first year I let all the bines go to get their root system well established. I ran out of room and had to attempt to train them back down so I have quite a mess to sift through when I harvest, but I'm just excited that I will be able to this year. I pulled one hop cone off just to take a look at it. It didn't quite feel papery like I've read they are supposed to and it did spring back when I pressed it between my thumb and index finger. They didn't smell that strongly but when I cut it open I could detect a little something. All these things lead me to believe that they need a little longer before I harvest. Some of the cones haven't fully closed so I know I need to wait on those. There are many that have closed up and seem to be further along. I'm guessing a week or so. I attached some pictures and am interested in what you all think.