Third year chinook is about 8-10 feet high. Cent, Columbus, and Sterling are just getting going.
Hounds said:The first and most furious is an heirloom I suspect to be 50 to 100 years old. That is always the quickest but last year it suddenly died off. Not sure. The leaves and bines grew but cones suddenly died. Hope it was a fluke thing.
I was using a 20-20-20 fert on all plants. Is that sufficient or not good for hops?
Also I had the heirloom tested and the numbers are similar to Cascade. In this area I believe Cluster was grown extensively so I'm going with that but who knows. its on an 1875 farm and is growing out of what appears to be an old stone structure which I believe was a hop house.
It does taste and have similar characteristics as a Cascade.
Actually you want to clip the big one. Typically the fastest growing shoot is a bull shoot. Mine send up about 5 that right now are about 2 feet taller than the rest, they will be cut this week.
Really? Why would you cut the fastest growing one? I have a big one on my hallertau, and another one breaking ground below. Should I cut that one back too? It seems to be sturdy enough
It's normal to cut back the first round of shoots. Your getting rid of bull shoots, which even though they're bigger and growing faster, they will yield less and be less stable once they grow because their hollow stem. Also you clip your first shoots to help control downy mildew, the spores will overwinter and possibly infect your first shoots. Your first year you might not clip back due wanting to promote growth.
Should I clip all but the big one?
Any tricks on getting the vine to "latch on" ? Mine only has one vine, or is it bine? Is this common?
I want to say they naturally wind clockwise. It looks like you would begin winding one the top of the string because it appears to be naturally curling that way. In my experience, winding it early before it gets too long is easier than waiting and trying to wind it once it firms up.
Rhizomes usually have one or two bines. They focus on root development. The bines are usually pretty thin until roots are established. Next year, that Cascade will be a bushy beast.
She did it all by herself!
2nd year cascade. Cut all the first shoots last week. Seems to be growing slower than most of you. Wondering if it is the cooler weather slowing it down.
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