Comments on: Hop Plants http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/hop-plants/ How To Grow Hops Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Growing Hops http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Growing Hops Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:31:54 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=217#comment-2495 I have not done it myself, but I have read from several sources that that does work. Give it a shot, you have nothing to lose. Otherwise in the spring, plant some hop rhizomes. If yours are 2 or more years old, you can dig some rhizomes up and replant them. I have not done it myself, but I have read from several sources that that does work. Give it a shot, you have nothing to lose. Otherwise in the spring, plant some hop rhizomes. If yours are 2 or more years old, you can dig some rhizomes up and replant them.

]]> By: Robert http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 Robert Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:24:05 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=217#comment-2494 I'm growing hops on my pheasent cages for shade It's great but I want to plant more Can I take The vines still attached to the plant and streach them down the cage line and lay them down in the dirt cover over Will they grow new shoots from the vines my email is bob@idahoking.com I’m growing hops on my pheasent cages for shade It’s great but I want to plant more Can I take The vines still attached to the plant and streach them down the cage line and lay them down in the dirt cover over Will they grow new shoots from the vines
my email is
bob@idahoking.com

]]> By: Growing Hops http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Growing Hops Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:02:02 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=217#comment-93 Hopefully your hop bines will take off soon. It was at about the 2 month mark where my hops took off. More sun the better. Worst case, you have next year and they should fair much better with a full growing season and an established root stalk / crown. Remember to mulch over them this winter to protect them from sub-zero temps. If it's any consolation, sounds like your tomatoes are doing much better than mine. I finally got some growth but only one of my tomato plants has any fruit to speak of. My Cherry tomatoes are doing ok but I really like a nice Beefsteak or other large tomato for sandwiches and I eat them like apples - kinda messy but I love tomatoes. Still rooting for your hops! Hopefully your hop bines will take off soon. It was at about the 2 month mark where my hops took off. More sun the better. Worst case, you have next year and they should fair much better with a full growing season and an established root stalk / crown. Remember to mulch over them this winter to protect them from sub-zero temps.

If it’s any consolation, sounds like your tomatoes are doing much better than mine. I finally got some growth but only one of my tomato plants has any fruit to speak of. My Cherry tomatoes are doing ok but I really like a nice Beefsteak or other large tomato for sandwiches and I eat them like apples – kinda messy but I love tomatoes. Still rooting for your hops!

]]> By: jay http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/growing-hops/hop-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-91 jay Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:27:40 +0000 http://www.growinghopsyourself.com/?p=217#comment-91 well, we will have to see if size really does matter..... sad to say that at the 2-month mark, my tallest bine is just 30". The nugget are the tallest, followed by some of the fuggles and zeus. they haven't taken off yet, and i can only hope that the crown are getting really juicy with all the rhizomes to propagate for next year. I wonder if there is a way to check on the crown production without disturbing them too much? i actally still have a couple bines that are in the 8 to 10 inches. these are bines that are the secondary off the same crown and the primary is at least 20 inches. i continue to go natural and have recently added composted straw/chicken sh*t from the chicken coop. i hope that the rainfall will continue to force the fertilizer for a period of days + conserve moisture at the crown. we have had a very touch year soo far without a lot of sun, but i will hope that august ignites these babies. i will be amazed if the bines reach the top of the trellis (10-12 feet) but stranger things have happened and if the growth continues until mid-september, i figure the bines would only have to do 2 inches a day from august until mid-september. judging by how yours have faired, this is a definite possibility but i would rather see total growth of 8-10 feet and really full side shoots, than have the bines take off for the heavens and not produce any flowers. anyhow, anxious to see an update on how your side shoots are performing.....ps...my san marzano tomatoes are doing amazing....i have one plant with 40 fruit already and another 20-30 flowers still waiting to pop.....cheers j. well, we will have to see if size really does matter…..
sad to say that at the 2-month mark, my tallest bine is just 30″. The nugget are the tallest, followed by some of the fuggles and zeus. they haven’t taken off yet, and i can only hope that the crown are getting really juicy with all the rhizomes to propagate for next year. I wonder if there is a way to check on the crown production without disturbing them too much?

i actally still have a couple bines that are in the 8 to 10 inches. these are bines that are the secondary off the same crown and the primary is at least 20 inches.

i continue to go natural and have recently added composted straw/chicken sh*t from the chicken coop. i hope that the rainfall will continue to force the fertilizer for a period of days + conserve moisture at the crown. we have had a very touch year soo far without a lot of sun, but i will hope that august ignites these babies. i will be amazed if the bines reach the top of the trellis (10-12 feet) but stranger things have happened and if the growth continues until mid-september, i figure the bines would only have to do 2 inches a day from august until mid-september. judging by how yours have faired, this is a definite possibility but i would rather see total growth of 8-10 feet and really full side shoots, than have the bines take off for the heavens and not produce any flowers.

anyhow, anxious to see an update on how your side shoots are performing…..ps…my san marzano tomatoes are doing amazing….i have one plant with 40 fruit already and another 20-30 flowers still waiting to pop…..cheers j.

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