Ryoken
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Hello all, new user here. I recently built a lattice wall and planted a dozen rhizomes of hops, hoping to fill it out with vines and provide for the local bees and brewers. Some of the plants appear to have stunted growth while the rest are either dying or withering. Here are a couple of notes and pictures:
I would definitely appreciate any feedback or info as to what I am doing wrong or could be doing better. Thanks for your time!
- Ryo
- The soil where I live in Colorado is a dense clay. I tilled the earth to about a half a foot and mixed in some more appropriate soil, but couldn't dig any deeper due to the sprinkler line.
- I have a drip line watering the hops for 5 minutes a day and the sprinklers catch them for a little bit for another 10 minutes.
- We've had a larger amount of grasshoppers than usual this year and I suspect they've been eating shoots and forcing branches, but this is just a hunch.
- I got the rhizomes from Nugget Hops Vine | Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. and planted them around March of this year.
I would definitely appreciate any feedback or info as to what I am doing wrong or could be doing better. Thanks for your time!
- Ryo
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