First Year Hop Growers

[cupido76]

I only planted mine on Thursday and I already have a bine that's 2-3 inches long and little buds shooting up all over the place. I have a feeling once they wake up out of hibernation, they explode. Not sure how well they would do inside for two months, they might get too big for you. But there is really no harm in trying

I have a question related to this regarding when to transplant my plants outside?

I ordered two rhizomes when they arrived in the mail, becuase that's what the instructions recommended. One looked like it had a lot of a mold-like substance on it and not surprisingly, hasn't sprouted. The other has sprouted is already going gangbusters... growing an inch or more per day lately. I live in a relatively cold climate in Calgary, and general guidlines for the last frost is about the 3rd week in May.

I'm a long way from that date but I'm worried I can't keep it inside much longer at these growth rates.

Any ideas?

 

[sweetcell]

trim back the plant. you can snip most, or even all, of the bines. they will grow back.

 

[Ddubduder]

trim back the plant. you can snip most, or even all, of the bines. they will grow back.

Agree, if you put them outside too early you may even shock the plant and cause it to stop growing and just stall out. The solution to a stalled plant is the also the same too, cut off the bines and start over.

 

[cupido76]

trim back the plant. you can snip most, or even all, of the bines. they will grow back.

Great... Thanks.

How far down should I snip them? Do I want to leave some stalk and leaves?

 

[sweetcell]

snip all the way down. is your rhizome in soil, in a pot? if yes, snip a centimeter or so above the soil.

if your rhizome isn't planted yet, i'm wondering if you can snip it and put it in the fridge. that would get it to go dormant again, but i don't know if it's a good idea to hit the snooze button on a rhizome that has just woken up. probably the best thing to do is to put it in a large pot with soil and manage that as best you can until you can transplant it outside. bines can be re-wrapped/re-trained around your stings/trellis/etc once you get the plant outside.

 

[cupido76]

snip all the way down. is your rhizome in soil, in a pot? if yes, snip a centimeter or so above the soil.

if your rhizome isn't planted yet, i'm wondering if you can snip it and put it in the fridge. that would get it to go dormant again, but i don't know if it's a good idea to hit the snooze button on a rhizome that has just woken up. probably the best thing to do is to put it in a large pot with soil and manage that as best you can until you can transplant it outside. bines can be re-wrapped/re-trained around your stings/trellis/etc once you get the plant outside.

Sweet... thanks again. It's planted in a pot, so I'll just cut it back when it grows to an un-managable height. At it's current growth rate, that should happen by the middle of next week!

 

[skepace]

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[SudsyPaul]

Anybody have a pic of what a hop sprout looks like? I've planted 3 hops and there are a couple sprouts coming up, but they're not growing fast and I'm not sure if it's just a weed that got in to my patch or the hop plant. I don't want to pluck the hop plant by accident. :S

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Here is my first year Willamette after 2 days from sprouting. Don't mind the random grass clippings from me mowing by the mound!

 

[cupido76]

Mine have grown to the top of my temporary twine line indoors, so they go outside this weekend.

 

[BigGoat]

Here's some pics of my first year sprouts

 

[B-Hoppy]

Anybody have a pic of what a hop sprout looks like? :S

To me, they kind of look like a miniature asparagus tip and can range in color from a very pale green to purple.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

To me, they kind of look like a miniature asparagus tip and can range in color from a very pale green to purple.

This, thats exactly what they look like.

Many of my purple ones have slowly turned green as they grew.

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Are these pics showing up? These are some pics 2 days after sprout and a week after.

 

[basementbrewbrad]

yes. They show up

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Good deal! Thanks

 

[Drizzt]

I am a first year off BMC. First year keezer builder first year brewer first year 110 ebiab builder so the next would be a first year hopper grower. It's all my neighbors fault.

 

[MathiasMicrobrew]

Well there's a first for... Everything! Haha ur bines are lookin good n healthy

 

[TangoHotel]

I got a couple of split crowns earlier this spring and planted them after the last frost (mid april). I have Sunbeam, Willamette, and Nugget growing like crazy. I have them training on a small trellis and will need to use some twine to ge the rest trined up high. Ill probably have them growing over the deck bar, use them as some natural shade.

 

[TangoHotel]

Had to wait for tge sun to come up, but here's the setup.

 

[TangoHotel]

Doh! Its sideways! Tilt your head.

 

[B-Hoppy]

Is that one on the left a Sunbeam or Bianca? Very pale yellow foliage.

 

[TangoHotel]

Is that one on the left a Sunbeam or Bianca? Very pale yellow foliage.

The one on the left is the Sunbeam. I split the crown on that one and gave the other half to my mom as a gift. She likes how yellow the leaves are. Plus she said I can have all of the hops when its time harvest :rockin:

 

[rangrr4834]

I just bought hop plants from Great Lakes Hops and planted them recently. Do you recommend leaving all the bines for the first year just like a rhizome? Or, should I trim off the bines I am not going to train? Thanks to all growers in advance for your advice!

 

[B-Hoppy]

I just bought hop plants from Great Lakes Hops and planted them recently. Do you recommend leaving all the bines for the first year just like a rhizome? Or, should I trim off the bines I am not going to train? Thanks to all growers in advance for your advice!

Being that they already have some roots formed, their energy/nutrition gathering ability isn't limited just to what a rhizome would supply so I don't see why you couldn't thin the number of shoots out.

The one on the left is the Sunbeam. I split the crown on that one and gave the other half to my mom as a gift. She likes how yellow the leaves are. Plus she said I can have all of the hops when its time harvest :rockin:

Excellent!

 

[specialkaye]

To me, they kind of look like a miniature asparagus tip and can range in color from a very pale green to purple.

Yup, this sums it up.

 

[Daniel1980]

Here's my first year cascades. They are doing great. My magnums however haven't even broken through the ground. I also planted a couple strawberry plants between them.

 

[coldcrash]

My year 1 Centennial rhizomes went into a 30" pot two weeks ago. Here they are earlier tonight, the three main bines about 5" in height. Just started training them around a tomato stake. Definitely no green thumb here, so wish me luck!

 

[Ash_Mathew]

This is my first hop growing attempt. Her name is Alberta and she has been in the ground about a month and a half, maybe two months. Here are some pictures of how she started out, and what she is up to now. Figure she is about 3ft tall so far. By the time I get home from work today I reckon she will have grown at least another couple of inches.

 

[B-Hoppy]

What flavor is she? I hear the season was late for you this year. Hopefully things will even out and you'll have some cones this Fall.