Is this the beginning?

[BadBeagleBrew]

Just wondering if these little nodes are what eventually will become hop cones?

 

[mhurst111]

those look more like side arms, depending on variety and growing conditions and age of the plant, they will grow a few inches to several feet. They are a good sign, since that is where the burrs / nodes that become hops will grow.

 

[BadBeagleBrew]

So at each leaf site, there will be more than 2 side arms that grow? The variety in the picture is Cascade.

 

[B-Hoppy]

At each leaf site (called a node), there's gonna be two sidearms that grow out and produce your hops. Congratulations!

 

[BadBeagleBrew]

Alright that makes sense, so in all those pics there is already 2 sidearms growing. What are the little things growing out at the main bine, other than the leaf and the sidearms?

 

[Yooper]

I have a photo if my cascade plant. You get burrs on the long "string" and those burrs will be the hop flowers used in beer.

 

[B-Hoppy]

What are the little things growing out at the main bine, other than the leaf and the sidearms?

On some varieties, a cone or two will form right at the junction of the sidearms and the vine so those other little things will also be cones!

 

[BadBeagleBrew]

Thanks for the info guys, now to try not to go out and look at the progress every hour lol.

 

[BadBeagleBrew]

Are these the flowers that will turn into hop cones? First 2 are Fuggles second 2 are Cascade.

 

[FourSeasonAngler]

Are these the flowers that will turn into hop cones? First 2 are Fuggles second 2 are Cascade.

Yes.