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Variety is the spice of life, but I've got about 5 stallions currently and it's difficult to learn what each one brings to the table unless you do a few crosses and observe what the kids are like. I only have the resources to do a respectable job managing the seedlings from one male per year so...

I just ripped a freak like that out last week. Over time, it seems like the males end up showing before the ladies as I've yanked about a dozen males out so far this year.

So natural chemicals are OK? https://www.valent.com/Data/Labels/007444%20PyGanic%20Crop%20Protection%20EC%205.0%20II.pdf

This is only the second time I've had issues at this location in the last 20 years but the neem seemed to clean them up.

Browning is not an indication of ripeness but usually an issue with disease or some other factor that affects quality. In your case, I would check for mites on the underside of the leaves with a hand lens because of the dull appearance of the cones and also the spotting/flecking on the leaves...

Looks like a little stink bug. Squish it and if it smells like the big ones, it probably is: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/53123/brown_marmorated_stink_bug_eggs_and_nymphs_3rd_instar.html/zoom

. . . and improving yield in some varieties. There's also been some studies done in the UK finding that pollinated burrs are susceptible to infection by downy mildew for a shorter window of time than non-pollinated burrs.

The cupping of the leaves on the bottom two pics could be a response to a little bit of herbicide drift. Some of the spotting looks like it may be the beginning of a mite issue but the majority of it looks more like a virus/viroid. Like was suggested, check for mites with a hand lens.

The sad looking lower leaves in your pic are due to the plant reallocating nutrients from those to the upper portion where the cones are in the process of developing. The reproductive phase of growth requires massive amounts of inputs in the form of energy and nutrients so if the plants can't...

Sometimes commercial growers have to deal with the aftermath of a hail storm that damaged many of the growing tips of their hops. What normally happens is the node below will send the sidearms into action in a week or so and at this point they head to the fields and retrain one sidearm and cut...

Not unless one of them is a male? If that's the case he can throw pollen onto the burrs on the gal next to him and that's how seeds form. If you plant one of those seeds you'll have a new variety. If they're all girls the best they can do is to dream about, lol! Hoppy Trails~

You'll be fine as long as the plants were growing healthy. Just train the next round and tell your folks to find a new landscaper!!!

@wacky1980 , tell AB to cancel your order and call Dave: http://freshops.com/shop/rhizomes/. You'll have your rhizomes next week!

Ivy and hops are pretty different when it comes to removing them from an area once they are established. The ivy tends to fragment MUCH more than the hops do so your potential to end up with more 'scraps' is a lot greater. With hops, the rhizomes are confined to the top 5-6 inches of the soil...

Have always been a huge fan of plasticity and really can't understand why it's never gained traction with the modern culture? Old school perhaps? Do you need to germinate them before you can use them? Just wondering as whatever you would be able to obtain now would most likely need to be...

The molds that grow are pretty much innocuous, same thing that will grow on . . . anything else you have in the fridge, haha! It really doesn't harm the rhizomes and I've dealt with this while storing many cuttings over the years if they don't move within a couple months of digging. If you're...

Are they actually elongating (growing) or are you just seeing the buds? Ideally, they should be dug and put into cold storage before the buds begin to start pushing due to the fact that if the buds have elongated to an inch or two, they may break off during shipping and the customers end up...

The ground would be better in general as they produce quite large root systems in nature. Hops will eventually become root bound when grown in a container so you can expect your results to be better as the size of your container increases. Half of a whiskey barrel will generally give you 2-3...

Yep. They generally blast off uncontrollably, and are fueled by the simple carbs that the plant produced last fall before it went dormant. Also, the shoots that sprout during that first flush of growth are generally the ones that will contain downy spores (if you've had it in the past) which...

Most all the info I've ever seen and my past experience points to them having to develop a minimum number of nodes and also the shortening of day length that are the two main triggers to flowering. Also, if you've given them plenty of supplemental nitrogen you may have kept them in a vegetative...