BaylessBrewer
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Are these the beginning of burrs or just side shoots starting? View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1464450127.283027.jpg
My first year hops are coming along nicely along with the rest of the garden. Something was chewing on my plants, so I applied a dose of Sevin Powder and it has seemed to quell the destruction.
A few of the bines lost their tops, but the side bines are taking over and making up lost time it seems like.
The question is: I've got plenty of vertical room. Should I reduce some of the bines on the bigger plants to promote upward growth, or just let em go wild to encourage root growth? More height equals more light in my situation, but more leaves would seem to have an advantage too... what to do, what to do.
As a side note, my tomatoes are going crazy. They are next away from the house after the hops. Figured tall plants next to the house to encourage the best use of light in the available gardening area.
I'd just let them grow. On a side note is there a reason you have a gap between the raised beds? Just seams like a waste of growing space plus a pain to mow and trim
You need spaces around raised beds; otherwise it defeats the purpose of having a raised bed rather than the old style 'grow area'.
Update of the hop yard so far this year. Row on the right are 1-4year old crowns.
Middle row is second year seedlings, and first year cross-breeds. Row on the left is first year wild collected seedlings and first year cross-breeds.
On left in the brown pot is my one for sure second year male.
What do you mean by cross-breeds? Are you actively taking (just for example) Centennial and Cascade hop and cross-breeding to make a new hop variant/type?
Nice growth! Kharnynb - Does one of your hop plants have a "whorled" leaf arrangement as opposed to "opposite"?
I have a golden hop plant currently showing whorled arrangement on the main stalk. Curious how common it is and whether it has any impact on growth or productivity.
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