2015 : Anyone have their hops growing yet?

[CarbonTom]

Been getting some great growth from my other plants so far. This is a first year centennial and it's been planted for 2.5 weeks. Should I clip all but the big one? I figure it will make it expend all its energy into that shoot. Makes sense right?

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[neild5]

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.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

My first ever hop! Cascade planted maybe a month ago? Its doing well as you can see

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[CarbonTom]

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

 

[corkybstewart]

I already have cones on some of my Cascades. I'll probably have my first harvest by the middle of the month, but it won't be much and they probably won't be very good but we'll see soon.

 

[tjpfeister]

Oshkosh, WI Currently-
17/17 of my 2nd years came back up
21/22 Chinook rhizomes up
11/11 centennial rhizomes up
20/22 cascade rhizomes up... They were late starters

 

[derrick45123]

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.

 

[CarbonTom]

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.

Okay that makes sense then. Yes these are all first year plants, which is why I was hesitant to clip anything at all, I am not expecting to get any yield this year. Or at least from the 1 yr olds. I have a 2nd year glacier that I am excited to see something from.

 

[douglasbarbin]

+1 for clipping the bull shoots. You want the smaller ones to grow, because they will have closer spacing between the nodes and therefore yield more hops. I don't know what you guys who are posting pictures on this page are doing differently, but my 3rd year Cascade rhizome has probably grown about 10 feet so far at its highest point (I have 8 different sections of twine coming down from a pole about 15 feet in the air), and this is after I clipped the bull shoots when they were about 6 feet high. Are those first-year rhizomes you guys are using? Just curious.

 

[CarbonTom]

All my pics have been first year. Only been planted 2.5 weeks or so

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Mines a first year

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[fuzzy2133]

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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[tjpfeister]

Should I clip all but the big one?

Don't clip anything on a first year plantling until it has leaves and a chance to produce some of its own energy. Roots don't grow from nowhere. The whole bull-shoot controversy revolves around harvest quantities. You're not after a large harvest in year one; you want root developement

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Any tricks on getting the vine to "latch on" ? Mine only has one vine, or is it bine? Is this common?

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[thaymond]

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.

 

[The10mmKid]

2nd year Glacier.



I left the 1st year cord and bines in place. Hoping it remembers where to climb.

 

[maierhof]

I am trying a new platform from my own last year. Last year I used wicking beds, this year I am planting in my buddies farm.

Holy shnitzengruben - these things love the "char" that I put them into. The growth that you are looking at here folks is 5 weeks - yeaup - that's right 5 weeks...

take a look:

 

[neild5]

I have to redo my trellis as they are ready to climb. This is year 2 of my Kent Golding.

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

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!

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Nice hops everyone! Props to your hops

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[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Mine finally "hopped" on.

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[thaymond]

She did it all by herself!

:Tear: They grow up so fast... :'(

 

[watermelon83]

I planted two a couple weeks ago. Mr. Centennial and Mr. Chinook. Mr. Centennial is an extrovert, and has shot a bine of two inches to say hello. Mr Chinook is either an introvert, or dead. He refuses to leave his house for the light of day.

 

[hoplord]

Been a mild winter here in Salem, OR. All my plants have come up this spring. Even the rhizomes i cut and replanted have come up. Some are ready to start training. Good start to the year, hope it continues. Good luck to everyone, lets get lots of hops.

 

[DurtyChemist]

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.

Probably. AS someone who grew up in Morgan Hill I can say the weather will be good for hops. Lots of sunlight and humidity there to keep them happy.

 

[ststephen5]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1431091718.012319.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1431091737.558504.jpg Here in Upstate New York my second year Chinooks have reached the top of the cages and begun their journey up the twine. Still amazed how fast they grow.

 

[HAREEBROWNBEEST]

Someone should do a time lapse video of hops growing

 

[JimRausch]

May 8 and my shoots are just breaking through. Last year at this time they were at least 6 feet high.
Oh well, at least the snow is finally all melted.

 

[schiersteinbrewing]

My first successful attempt at growing hops.
Planted 4/7/15

Cascades:
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Liberty:
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Mt. Hood:
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So far so good, I will see what happens to them around June/July when the 100+ degree days hit.

My plan is to get them going well this year in pots then build a appropriate trellis and plant in the ground next year.

 

[douglasbarbin]

I say, the sooner you can get them into the ground, the sooner they can start building a large root system.