I have 10 plants of 6 varieties from 2-4 yrs old, and several are nearly aroma less.
2 cascades (2 yrs) came from a museum hop garden cutting and are just as bland as the originals. I hoped for better in my garden (I'm in NJ) with better care, but not so.
Another is a 2nd year (2 year old crown) My Hood that produced an oz or so last year that was amazing, but pitiful this year in spite of being the largest by far. The cones are barely visible and nothing to even consider.
3 more crowns went in late last spring last year to replace the ones that did not survive a too early delivery, and they are still pretty small but have OK cones. Not much more than last year.
The remaining are 4 yrs old, cascades from a cutting and nugget from crowns. Good yield but marginal aroma.
They are in 5 gal nursery buckets buried fully and drip irrigated. The dirt is 50/50 dirt from holes and composted manure. I did use a general purpose garden fertilizer.
They are on 14 ft garden trellis with a south facing and get about 12 hrs of sun in mid summer. All but the 3 young crowns have reached the 14 ft point plus some.
Does anyone have suggestions on what I can do for them?
2 cascades (2 yrs) came from a museum hop garden cutting and are just as bland as the originals. I hoped for better in my garden (I'm in NJ) with better care, but not so.
Another is a 2nd year (2 year old crown) My Hood that produced an oz or so last year that was amazing, but pitiful this year in spite of being the largest by far. The cones are barely visible and nothing to even consider.
3 more crowns went in late last spring last year to replace the ones that did not survive a too early delivery, and they are still pretty small but have OK cones. Not much more than last year.
The remaining are 4 yrs old, cascades from a cutting and nugget from crowns. Good yield but marginal aroma.
They are in 5 gal nursery buckets buried fully and drip irrigated. The dirt is 50/50 dirt from holes and composted manure. I did use a general purpose garden fertilizer.
They are on 14 ft garden trellis with a south facing and get about 12 hrs of sun in mid summer. All but the 3 young crowns have reached the 14 ft point plus some.
Does anyone have suggestions on what I can do for them?