Chromebrew
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I'm not new to the garden but i am new to hops. I planted some cascade rhizomes and they shot up my trellis with a single sturdy runner. In dealing with other plants ive learned that pinching the growing tip off, cuts off the growth hormone from the tip and distributes it to the rest of the plant, thereby making the plant grow outward not directly up. Well i went ahead and did this with my hops vines a couple weeks ago but it seems that they just stalled out completely after that. They are still very healthy just not growing at the fever pitch that they were before. Is anyone familiar with splitting the growing shoots of hops vines? I wanted them to take advantage of the whole trellis not just the very top. Any suggestions?