Hop Growing Setback
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 08:25 PM
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 08:26 PM
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 08:55 PM
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 09:39 PM
My wife wouldnt attempt it, but I'd be pretty worried if she couldnt start our weed whacker. It's electric.My condolensces... part of the reason I'm glad my wife can't start the weed whacker!
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 09:48 PM
dude i accidentally snapped my bines trying to wrap them around their twine. I waited for a few weeks for them to grow back and nothingjust recently i saw two good potential bines and they have taken off. my tallest the only survivor of my bine holocaust is now at about 14 ft.youre hops will grow backMy wife cut down the tallest and best of my three chosen hop bines with the Weedeater last week. Since the hand surgery, she's taken over trimming duties for the last few weeks and slipped and whacked it with the line. The thing was 10 feet tall. I'd already trimmed back all the other shoots pretty aggressively and nothing seems to be coming up to be a candidate to replace it on the rope.Looks like my hop production just got cut by a third...
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Posted 21 May 2009 - 11:11 PM
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 02:46 AM
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 03:02 AM
Don't worry - one of my rhizomes doesn't even have anything I'd call a shoot yetMy wife cut down the tallest and best of my three chosen hop bines with the Weedeater last week. Since the hand surgery, she's taken over trimming duties for the last few weeks and slipped and whacked it with the line. The thing was 10 feet tall. I'd already trimmed back all the other shoots pretty aggressively and nothing seems to be coming up to be a candidate to replace it on the rope.Looks like my hop production just got cut by a third...
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 04:48 AM
Yeah, poor Zym has been having to drool with envy over our reports of "my bines are ## feet tall", and such. Out of the frost yet there Zym?Don't worry - one of my rhizomes doesn't even have anything I'd call a shoot yet
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 04:51 AM
Oh yeah - 90s yesterday and today. I think my rhizome that DOES have shoots grew about an inch yesterday.Yeah, poor Zym has been having to drool with envy over our reports of "my bines are ## feet tall", and such. Out of the frost yet there Zym?
#11
Posted 22 May 2009 - 06:03 AM
Ouch.Mine are new this year so mine won't come close to that .when I planted them I knew better so I put a wall around the base to keep the kids and the mower away ... If they were that big already with luck it will come back I used small curbing blocks.. but you could put up some square garden wire or chicken wire to keep things like the wife away..Cheers.My wife cut down the tallest and best of my three chosen hop bines with the Weedeater last week. Since the hand surgery, she's taken over trimming duties for the last few weeks and slipped and whacked it with the line. The thing was 10 feet tall. I'd already trimmed back all the other shoots pretty aggressively and nothing seems to be coming up to be a candidate to replace it on the rope.Looks like my hop production just got cut by a third...
#12
Posted 22 May 2009 - 08:10 AM
mine have been growing a solid 3-4 inches a day. Its like watching a baby grow.Oh yeah - 90s yesterday and today. I think my rhizome that DOES have shoots grew about an inch yesterday.
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 08:12 AM
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 11:55 AM
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 01:10 PM
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Posted 22 May 2009 - 04:42 PM
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Posted 23 May 2009 - 05:33 AM
I'm excited for when I get to this point. At what height do I need to make sure the plant has some support? Right now it will have to grow about a food before it hits the rope but I could easily put a stick in the ground to guide it up there.mine have been growing a solid 3-4 inches a day. Its like watching a baby grow.
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Posted 27 May 2009 - 05:42 PM
I have stick in the ground to which I tie the lines to. So why is your rope so short?Four of my hops are near 20 feet already. Flowers have bloomed and now it is time to make sure they all keep their hands to themselves. I have them way too close together but then again, I have no room. I gotta get out of this house.I'm excited for when I get to this point. At what height do I need to make sure the plant has some support? Right now it will have to grow about a food before it hits the rope but I could easily put a stick in the ground to guide it up there.
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Posted 27 May 2009 - 08:09 PM
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Posted 27 May 2009 - 10:25 PM
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