Hop Shoots 2018
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Hop Shoots 2018
Noticed today that some of my Cascade shoots are poking through the mulch.
Time to transplant.
Time to transplant.
Why brew beer I can buy?
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Mine are up too! This is their 3rd year and I got a decent yield last year. Wondering if it's time to divide them? Anyone have any experience with that?
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Mine were started last year in pots. Kicked them outside a week or so ago and they are about12" already.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Wicked! I didn't get a single cone the first year although they grew to about 8 feet. Last summer they were way up and over my 10-12 foot trellis and heavy with hops.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
How many bines do you let grow?
- Whatever comes out of the ground?
- Pick 4 best bines and trim he rest back?
Just curious because I think I let like 6 or 8 grow last year and they didn’t grow that tall and didn’t get as much of a yield as the previous year.
I think I’m going to cut all back; except for 4 best growing bines so that the plant isn’t trying to divide up all he energy / nutrients to 8 shoots. Maybe give me better yield? Thoughts?
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- Whatever comes out of the ground?
- Pick 4 best bines and trim he rest back?
Just curious because I think I let like 6 or 8 grow last year and they didn’t grow that tall and didn’t get as much of a yield as the previous year.
I think I’m going to cut all back; except for 4 best growing bines so that the plant isn’t trying to divide up all he energy / nutrients to 8 shoots. Maybe give me better yield? Thoughts?
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
There's a school of thought that you should trim back the "bull shoots". These are usually the first 3-5 shoots per plant out of the ground. A lot of hopyards do this to increase yield. There's plenty of reading material on it on them internets.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
I trimmed most of mine back to 1 bine. I let a couple go with 2. Read it somewhere. I might let a plant or 2 have 3 this year and compare the production.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Mine went from new rhizomes to about 12' tall last year in pots. I only got about 2 handfuls of hops in the fall. I have high hopes for this year. 1 pot has one main shoot and the other has 8 or more so I will need to decide what and how many to trim soon.
Anecdotal evidence for what Ruby said. Early on when they were about 3' tall one was totally broken off somehow. That one ended up just as tall and produced the most cones.
Anecdotal evidence for what Ruby said. Early on when they were about 3' tall one was totally broken off somehow. That one ended up just as tall and produced the most cones.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
What kind of trellis do you guys have to support them?
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Awesome! Love the brewdog too
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Mine are all up. Last year I let them grow a couple feet and cut them all back to the ground. I read somewhere you don't want them to reach the top of your trellis before the summer solstice. Second picture is harvest last year when I took the trellis down.
2-3 per rope/twine
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Hi there fellas, I am new to the brewnosers, but been brewing for a while. I planted my rhizomes last year early in the season. I fertized with sheep manure tea. I got 2 Oz of cascade, and 1 Oz of centennial from 2 plants.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Cut em all back to ground level!?!?Halifax_Jeff wrote:Mine are all up. Last year I let them grow a couple feet and cut them all back to the ground. I read somewhere you don't want them to reach the top of your trellis before the summer solstice. Second picture is harvest last year when I took the trellis down.
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Sounds so wrong. But your pictures don’t lie. That’s a hell of a crop.
So .... by the end of May when they’re up 1 - 2 ft - you cut all shoots back to the soil?
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I'll be cutting mine back this week. They're already a couple feet high now.
This worked for me last year in year 3. Took my plants to the perfect height and flowers were everywhere. Your garden might preform differently.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
I’m not sure mine are hardy enough to bounce back from trimming them all to the ground.
But I think I’ll trim all but 2 and see how it does this year. If yield / growth is poor - maybe I’ll give that a go next year.
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But I think I’ll trim all but 2 and see how it does this year. If yield / growth is poor - maybe I’ll give that a go next year.
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Was just trimming the bottom 1 ft of leaves off the bines this morning. Says on the internets that helps avoid moisture / disease ..... anyways, noticed that my Columbus has some side shoots off the primary bine ..... trim those too? Or leave em?
Just wondering what other people do.
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I trim those so that the plant puts as much of its energy into the producing bines as is available. I noticed this year that I have new rhizomes developed that I think will need to be divided. They are incredible plants. At certain times of the year you can literally watch them grow.ackes wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:31 pmWas just trimming the bottom 1 ft of leaves off the bines this morning. Says on the internets that helps avoid moisture / disease ..... anyways, noticed that my Columbus has some side shoots off the primary bine ..... trim those too? Or leave em?
Just wondering what other people do.
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Sounds good to me. I’ll trim the rest of em up tomorrow.MikeMorrison wrote:I trim those so that the plant puts as much of its energy into the producing bines as is available. I noticed this year that I have new rhizomes developed that I think will need to be divided. They are incredible plants. At certain times of the year you can literally watch them grow.ackes wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:31 pmWas just trimming the bottom 1 ft of leaves off the bines this morning. Says on the internets that helps avoid moisture / disease ..... anyways, noticed that my Columbus has some side shoots off the primary bine ..... trim those too? Or leave em?
Just wondering what other people do.
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These horizontal offshoots are new this year. This is year 3 for these plants. Anyone know if I should trim them? Can’t reach them all.
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
I usually just leave them
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Don't trim the side arms! That is where all your cones will come from!
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Awesome. Thanks!
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
soo, how did everyone's turn out, thinking of planting some next spring... any pics from the crops this year?
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Re: Hop Shoots 2018
Definitely more production that last year. Harvest/ brew day is this weekend!
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