Last years rhizome, and late plant?

[CarbonTom]

Hey guys,

Last year I bought some hop rhizomes, and never planted them since my housing situation was temporary and likely to change. So I just kept them in the fridge, in the sealed package they came in. I totally forgot about them until recently.

Things are more permanent now, so I am wondering if it I can plant them still with any results. I am not expecting any sort of yield, but rather figured it would not hurt to plant them and try to let them establish a bit for next year.

My question is, should I even bother? Or by keeping them refrigerated and sealed did I kill them? Last I checked they were still moist from appearance and some had green sprouts on them. I will have them in hand tonight and will post a picture to see if that changes anything.

If they are viable, is it too late to plant them? Or should I just hold on to them another year and plant on time? I have seen some threads with people planting late and it being okay, but I am wondering what the consensus is. If they made it this long, should I wait?

Should I start them indoors to get a longer growing season out of them? I have an open room with a great deal of direct daylight sun, and high ceilings.

 

[alane1]

If they are still viable then by all means plant them. You might want to plant them in a pot or some kind of container so you can monitor the watering better until they establish a good root system. Drying out rhizomes will kill them, so just something to keep in mind. Especially this time of year.

 

[CarbonTom]

Cool! They will be going in my dad's fancy garden which has a drip irrigation system so these will be watered frequently and consistently. Cant wait to see em grow, I hope they are viable!

 

[CarbonTom]

Looks like I won't be planting the Newport :-/

Definitely either died or got infected. Its really wet.

The Willamette and Chinook look good. The Willamette has some shoots that grew and died. I imagine I can just clip em off. Do you guys think I they look too dry? It turns out they were vacuum sealed in the package.

Should I soak them before planting?

 

[duboman]

While is say they don't look great you've got nothing to lose by planting them to see what happens, if they sprout you're golden and if not you've got a few minutes if wasted time and dirty fingernails


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[HALIFAXHOPS]

I would try it you already have them with nothing to loose. I would worry about the vacuum packing ripping the cell structure apart. Keep us posted!

 

[CarbonTom]

Will do! I also found some straggler rhizomes at a LHBS so I got those too haha. The vacuum sealing isn't super tight so there might be something left in em. Here's to hoping!