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Mine climb up the 18' sisal then start falling over the top, some continue on down the trellis wire if they can catch it. I have about 30 plants now all well past the top wire and dangling in space. I also have a couple that lost the tip like yours, and they have stopped growing vertically but...

I don't know if this is how they multiply but I sure have a lot now. Almost every plant has one or 2 scurrying around. They sure move fast when prowling for food. Great little bugs and they do a good job to keep our plants clean. Cheers

Checking out my plants yesterday and noticed some aphids and a lot of lady bugs...came across this couple having a good time on one of my plants. Just had to share it here. :ban: There are so many things I could add but.....

Keep us posted. My Nuggets are still stalled, over 2 months now and 4 of the 6 are just little plants maybe 6 leaves and only 2" tall. Not sure why but the leaves are small crinkled and somewhat yellow. They are still alive but not looking too healthy. GL with your new rhizome!

So I have a few questions as I am in the same boat here. I planted 60 rhizomes on April 18th and half of them popped with 2 weeks, the rest struggled along and were mostly up within 4 weeks. I had several failures and decided to order from a new supplier, to replace the failed Centennials and...

A quick update. 3 days ago applied general purpose Miracle Grow in prescribed amount. Next day applied Alaska fish fertilizer per directions and then left them alone yesterday and today, but we had a good rain today, and when I got home tonight, they are showing signs of improvement, yellow...

I gathered a few samples from around the yard and did the basic PH test, and I have alkaline soil. Fizzed pretty good with the vinegar slurry. Proper test of course will reveal any problems. From what I read, lowering PH requires compost or pine needles or ???? will do some more research...

Hi all, Thank you for all of the replies and suggestions. No, I haven't done a soil analysis, yet, but last year I had 30 plants do just fine in the same area. I just added another 60 this year. This area had horses in it about 10 years ago, sat for 5 years and was my vegetable garden area for...

Hi Guys, Planted 60 rhizomes this spring, near the end of April, all sprouted fine and have been doing well. We have had unusually hot WX for the last few weeks, hitting 30 some days and dry. I have been watering daily with a 2 gal watering can, just wetting them down in the morning and then...

I don't have a definitive answer but I can tell you my experience. I planted 8 varieties 6 weeks ago and the 6 Nuggets were up in 5 days! The first to break ground, then 2-3 weeks for the other varieties to pop. The Nuggets stalled at about an inch or two tall, and have been like that now for...

Well, just after 2 weeks....today we have life showing in all plants. Some are just little tiny pale shoots, only just 1/4" out of the ground, but they are not dead. Hopefully this week they will all sprout leaves. I have watered just lightly every day, maybe a 1 cup per plant, just to keep the...

That's good news! Glad they finally popped. Here is my update, in case anyone is wondering about various varieties. I planted 2 weeks ago today, and as of last night we have the following. Nugget 6 for 6 up and growing. They were the first, 3/6 in 4 days, the last one just yesterday...

Calder, any updates on your rhizomes? I find myself in the same boat after my nice fluffy soil collapsed under the rhizomes. Now they are 4-6" below grade, but still only 2-3" of soil on top.

HI Brian, Thanks for the thoughts on varieties. I wanted to start off with the various types to see what is going to do well in our soil, climate etc. and because of some local requests. Once we figure out what does well, and if I decide to take this to the next level, I will definitely...

Hi guys, Thanks for all the compliments, appreciate it. It's been a long journey but definitely fun and worth the effort. My son and I have 20 acres out in the country and can do pretty much anything we want, nobody to tell us what we can/can't do. :ban: All of my equipment is old, much like...

Excellent idea! Thanks. Agree it would relieve strain on the winch and cable on the winch drum. :mug: While I was thinking about a way to use just one winch and move it to which ever row needs lowering, I thought I could just Crosby clamp a piece of wire with a loop on the end onto the ACSR and...

And here is my winch system. I used boat trailer winches, loaded them with 3/16" wire rope, and crimped sleeves I had from my railroad days to join the 2 different size wires, ACSR to wire rope. The pulley I modified from a stock Home Depot pulley found in the rope aisle. Used a chain saw to cut...

It's been a busy few weeks and we have expanded the hop yard significantly. It all started by skidding downed trees from the back 40, nice to have the heavy equipment, laying out the pole locations and digging the holes with the Bobcat auger. Same process as last year, I added 3 rows of 5...

Hi guys, Been a busy hot few weeks here, hop yard is all planted and last years new plants are doing great, and Hopzilla is doing even better. All 20 plants I split and moved last year are shooting all over the place. So question now, is it too late, are these too mature to thin out? In the...

I planted 60 last Friday, some big rhizomes I planted vertically with shoots pointing up, the tops about an inch or 2 below surface, other small ones I planted horizontally, again shoots up, about 2-3" below surface. Monday I had shoots popping up, about 5% of them, yesterday I had about 15...