9 replies to this topic

[RommelMagic]

My advice would simply be to be patient.

[JReigle]

My only guess would be to try to stimulate it with some bloom type fertilizer. The higher P&K should help encourage more flowering and replenish the nutrients lost generating the first harvest. With any luck that and some patience should be all you need.

[denny]

You'll want to cut them down once they start to die back.

[Stout_fan]

I've never had any luck inducing a second harvest of any noticeable size. Yea, I get a few cones, but not much.I think the plant is in shock after getting cutback, saying "HEY! WTF just happened here?"

[al_bob]

If your hop plants are still young then it's best to leave the bines in tact till the frost or later and then cut them back. Even though the harvest is over the root ball will continue to grow and develop until the winter. This will give you a much stronger plant come spring.I don't think you'll get a second harvest out of the plants now. Cascade tend to put out cones as the bine is first growing in the spring. You'll get a small harvest from that in june-july, and they will give the main harvest when most others do. I don't know if any other variety does that, but I know Cascade does.

[Winkydowbrewing]

AFAIK the plants growth cycle is dependent on the duration of night/day. If you are implying that you want to get the plants to produce more cones I dont beleive it will be possible without controlling their light cylce. Someone slap me around if I am way off.