New to hops growing.

[19_BrewDrew_86]

Ok, so im very new to hops growing. Not to long ago i recieved a 4 pack of rhisomes as a gift from my mother. So, right off the bat i planted them. 3 days later growth. Ive read the can and will grow very tall. Im asking can i force stop the growth by cutting back the height of the trellis. If so what are the pros and cons of the yield.

 

[Robx]

Once you trim the terminal bud the hop will stop growing in length and will focus energy on the axial growth from what I've read. I'd guess that it has a negative impact on yield only because no commercial growers seem to do this.

 

[19_BrewDrew_86]

Thats the top most bud on the bine correct???

 

[MBasile]

From what I remember reading years ago, once they no longer have support vertically they'll stop growing vertically. I used to have two trellises and strung twine between them to let the hops grow horizontally. It worked, but wasn't great.

Also, from what I recall, they don't produce a lot of cones in the lower region, they start a few feet up.

Perhaps if you share some info about the space you have, others can provide some ideas or solutions they've come up with in the past.

 

[19_BrewDrew_86]

The trellis idea seems like a winner. Ill have to keep u posted. I have 4 hops to figure out.