I managed to pick 13 oz of Chinook this morning and still have probably half of that on the plant that wasn't ready yet.
Now drying in a spare room
That's all from one plant? How tall was it? How many seasons...
This is my first year, and I've got one plant that's about 10' tall (magnum) and it has about 15-20 hops growing on the top third of it... I didn't plant till late june and I'm at 4k' altitude...
My willamette is starting to take off.. about 5'.. the other magnum is about 4'.. the cascades started slow but are starting to grow at about 4" a day (now at about 3'), and the centennials.. well one didn't make it, and the other is still just kinda wimpy and growing along the bottom of the bed.. but so far, only the big magnum is bearing fruit.. I have no idea what to expect this year or next (except that I should buy at least one more centennial).. so if all that is off of one plant, I'm getting excited..
I managed to pick 13 oz of Chinook this morning and still have probably half of that on the plant that wasn't ready yet.
The 10' magnum sounds about right for late June planting. I wouldn't be surprised if it's 20'(or however tall your trellis is) by the end of May next year. That's basically what my centennials have done in their first 2 years.
I also have a wimpy cascade that grew ~10' the first year with some sort of nutrient or disease issue. It came back this year. Still had the issue with tiny, yellowing leaves, but managed to make it to the top of my 18' trellis with a bunch of cones.
My whole house smells like hops right now from the drying.
beerloaf
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