Growth so far in Central TX

[NicoleTehani]

So my hops were just starting to climb when a neighborhood toddler came and uprooted my Mt Hood rhizome! [emoji16] complete loss of root system! I gently reburied it without harming the bines that had started climbing and just yesterday finally saw growth of a few inches after like two weeks of it being at a standstill!

We had tons of rain fall here as I'm sure some of you saw in news lots of flooding throughout the state, but little sunshine and I'm convinced hops need sun and water because they weren't growing much with all the rain but staying very green for sure.

Today I took to them with dental floss to mark off their growth thus far so I have a more accurate gauge. I'm interested to see what the growth rate of just today js and then a week from today. Pictures for your viewing pleasure! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433866924.758050.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433866942.336412.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433866960.938030.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433866979.672793.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433867000.408412.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433867016.059651.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433867029.077299.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1433867043.445038.jpg

 

[SlickTX]

I hope someone cuffed the little basta..., I'm mean little darling's ears.

 

[NicoleTehani]

If it was my kid there would have been a lesson.

Wasn't mine, and I didn't fond out about it till after they left. My daughter knows not to touch mamas plants.

 

[jdgabbard]

I feel your pain... I live in southeastern Oklahoma, and personally dumped 40" of rain out of the rain gauge during the month of May. It's only dried up in the last few weeks. I live on that little town with the three stoplights as you're heading north on 69/75 about 30mins north of the border...

The four first year cascades I planted have been through hell, and I'm surprised they have lived. Well...one died... One day I came outside to discover them floating in the big pots I have them in. And to make matters worse, my son, while mowing the other day, uprooted one. Then tried to hide it. It seems to have survived.

At this point I'm not too optimistic of the first year. I just hope I get good, and strong, roots for next year. But who knows. With the 100F+ days in June, July, and August, they may grow a lot between now and harvest. See the below pictures...

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[gometz]

How well are the horizontal runs working for you? My Centennial plant is over the edge of the roof (single story house), and I've had to trick it by waiting for it to come down far enough again before reattaching it to the existing line.

 

[jdgabbard]

They're working better than nothing. I think they'll be fine once I get some real growth. I live in a single story house, unfortunately do not have a place to grow vertically for any length. However, I do have a giant back yard. So more than enough room to go at an angle.

 

[gometz]

I have the same issue with the single story house, but I didn't think horizontal would work. Do you have to constantly train them?

 

[NicoleTehani]

I keep training my horizontal fence growers every day or two and have just made it part of my watering routine. These are all first years so I'm mostly hoping for solid root systems this year.

Question for everyone. Do you let your bines climb each other? I've dropped a few individual lines for the first several starts and now I have some late starts coming up and I wonder if I should drop more lines, trim them back or let them climb the existing lines and bines.... Thoughts?

 

[day_trippr]

I typically end up with pairs of bines competing on each drop.
Never seems to be a problem, aside from the occasional emerging leaf getting pinched between the thick stems.
I pop 'em free when I find them and it's all good.

Cheers!

 

[NicoleTehani]

I typically end up with pairs of bines competing on each drop.
Never seems to be a problem, aside from the occasional emerging leaf getting pinched between the thick stems.
I pop 'em free when I find them and it's all good.

Cheers!

Thanks! I've got a few fresh new bines that are just hanging out of my buckets right now. So I'm thinking I'll train them up in the morning onto the older more established bines. [emoji6]

 

[jdgabbard]

I have the same issue with the single story house, but I didn't think horizontal would work. Do you have to constantly train them?

Don't know, they seem to work, so far...you saw the pictures. I do have to constantly train them, as they by nature want to go up. But seem to be doing ok with it, although I'm still not getting the growth that I'd like. But these are first year plants, so I really can't expect too much I don't think. Especially since I got started a little late.

I'm attempting to root some of the clippings at the moment. Those will be permanently planted next year, if they make it. If so, they may get vertical lines.