I have 3 new rhizomes that I need to plant, I am wondering about the best care for them, I am in Minnesota and the ground is still cold, should I start them in planters on the porch or is the ground good to go
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If you can work the soil, it's ok to plant them outside.
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Great, what about trimming them, and think about doing twine about 12 ft. up to a pole in the center with the plants around it
I don't remember trimming any of mine, but if you have any soft spots you can trim that off. The first year they should be over 12' tall, but a heavy twine should be able to hold them I think.
These folks are in the Twin Cities area:
I'd advise you, if you can, to plant them in the ground as soon as you're comfortable doing it. Pick a spot that gets a lot of sun, has something for the bines to climb, and gets a fair amount of water but isn't always saturated.
If you want to put them in containers until you see a little growth, that is ok, too. When it comes time to plant just compress the dirt in the container a bit so that you don't have everything fall apart when you transplant it.
A bonemeal addition to the soil is good, but something else to consider is giving them a good, slow-release source of nitrogen over the summer. I'd recommend some bloodmeal.
I'd advise you, if you can, to plant them in the ground as soon as you're comfortable doing it. Pick a spot that gets a lot of sun, has something for the bines to climb, and gets a fair amount of water but isn't always saturated.
If you want to put them in containers until you see a little growth, that is ok, too. When it comes time to plant just compress the dirt in the container a bit so that you don't have everything fall apart when you transplant it.
A bonemeal addition to the soil is good, but something else to consider is giving them a good, slow-release source of nitrogen over the summer. I'd recommend some bloodmeal.
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Thank you, that link was fantastic, Ill take what they are doing and run with it, should work out good
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One of my suppliers suggests growing bare rhizomes in a pot indoors until they've developed a pot-full of roots, and only then plant outside. It's not so much about the cold - these are temperate-zone plants that positively benefit from a bit of frost in winter and they must survive the occasional -10C to grow in Kent and I suspect Bohemia gets much colder - but I think it's just about giving them a bit of TLC to recover from the shock of being cut from their parent.
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Just want to send a shout out to the guy in minneapolis that I bought rhizomes and whole leaf cascades from off of craigslist from, the hops are awesome and even though only paid you for 3 rhizomes i got 6, thanks bud...........cheers
