So I have a second year sterling that has put out a fair amount of cones despite my negligence (no trellis, poor watering....:cross but the cones on it are ripening at different times. It looks like there's a bunch right now that are days away from being ripe but also about half that amount still taking shape from the burrs.
So my question is if it's ok to pick some hops on a plant while still leaving it growing for the latecomers to finish up? Will they even keep growing or once I pick the ripe ones will the plant sorta just stall out?
I tried USTE but my search skill suck so please forgive me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
So my question is if it's ok to pick some hops on a plant while still leaving it growing for the latecomers to finish up? Will they even keep growing or once I pick the ripe ones will the plant sorta just stall out?
I tried USTE but my search skill suck so please forgive me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.