Dougan
Well-Known Member
My dad has cascade, centennial, columbus hops that will be on their third year this year. They all grew pretty well last year, with strong yields. I am building a hop garden and was hoping to plant two rhizomes from one of these varieties (haven't decided which yet) along with the 3 other varieties I bought.
I've read conflicting instructions, some saying to wait until after the 3rd year and some saying to wait until after the 2nd year to prune off roots. Do you think I could get good rhizomes off of his plants right now without hurting his plants? Or should I just order some more?
If I do prune them, I just cut in a 1.5 foot diameter circle around the original growth and then take whatever i find that looks like new growth and throw it in the ground at my place, right?
Thanks for all of the help so far. I'm putting my saaz and tettnanger rhizomes in the ground today. Let's hope they grow, I picked some hard ones to start out with.
I've read conflicting instructions, some saying to wait until after the 3rd year and some saying to wait until after the 2nd year to prune off roots. Do you think I could get good rhizomes off of his plants right now without hurting his plants? Or should I just order some more?
If I do prune them, I just cut in a 1.5 foot diameter circle around the original growth and then take whatever i find that looks like new growth and throw it in the ground at my place, right?
Thanks for all of the help so far. I'm putting my saaz and tettnanger rhizomes in the ground today. Let's hope they grow, I picked some hard ones to start out with.