Hops outgrowing trellis

[Jako]

Title says it all really main bine has about a food of twine left and the others will be at that point quick. What should I do at this point? Also what do I do with the runners? They have gotten pretty long and are hanging out. Should u train the runners on the trellis?

 

[WestMichBrewer]

I have two first-year plants in big pots, one Liberty and one Centennial. I trained three main bines from each of the rhizomes up a twine that goes up at maybe a 30 degree angle. The main bines are maybe 8 feet long now and climbing steadily. I've got another 8 feet of twine to go though so no worries on that. The side shoots are going crazy though. Some I've looped up on to the main string, a few are hanging loose. My centennial is showing some hop flower "burrs". Seems I am overwhelmed with these side shoots. What's the best way to handle these shoots? Leave them hang, or loop on to the twine? Probably going to be a tangled mess by harvest time, we'll see. I plan on just cutting down the bines and twine to harvest, but next year I think I might need more twines to hold what I expect to be even more robust plants.

 

[Jako]

I have two first-year plants in big pots, one Liberty and one Centennial. I trained three main bines from each of the rhizomes up a twine that goes up at maybe a 30 degree angle. The main bines are maybe 8 feet long now and climbing steadily. I've got another 8 feet of twine to go though so no worries on that. The side shoots are going crazy though. Some I've looped up on to the main string, a few are hanging loose. My centennial is showing some hop flower "burrs". Seems I am overwhelmed with these side shoots. What's the best way to handle these shoots? Leave them hang, or loop on to the twine? Probably going to be a tangled mess by harvest time, we'll see. I plan on just cutting down the bines and twine to harvest, but next year I think I might need more twines to hold what I expect to be even more robust plants.

Sounds like our hops are at the same stage. My side arms are hanging loose right now. I dont think they want to be around the twine. My main shoot is now 3 inches above the roof line of my house

 

[WestMichBrewer]

Sounds like our hops are at the same stage. My side arms are hanging loose right now. I dont think they want to be around the twine. My main shoot is now 3 inches above the roof line of my house

There are some side arms that would be on the pot/ground if they are all loose. Will these be OK? Will they be able to produce anything like that?

 

[Jako]

There are some side arms that would be on the pot/ground if they are all loose. Will these be OK? Will they be able to produce anything like that?

this is my first year so i am no expert but my hops arms are all over the place what what i understand normally you will run 3 bines per rope and then the hops just go wild. my hops have runners all over and the flowers just started i so no issues so far.

i would try to keep the runners off the ground and pot to avoid issues with bugs. i trimmed my hops up the bine about 2 feet out of the pot.

 

[Leezer]

I tend to let the sidearms go where they will. For a few years now I’ve wound twine around an obelisk, trained bines on it, and let them go. Some sidearms hang off, some wind themselves onto bines etc. The obelisk ends up covered. Keeping them off the ground is a good idea. I’m not an expert but it sounds like you’re on the right track.