The Hop Report
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Kolin Hodgson
Apr 28, 2008, 6:56:27 PM4/28/08
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I was in the hop field at John and Theri 3 weeks ago and the rhizomes were barely showing any growth.
I planted most of the new rhizomes and left feeling there wouldn't be much action out there for awhile.
Man was I wrong!
Last Sat when I went out to the hopfield, all varieties were up. some in particular (like Mt Hood and Cascade) were just going nutz!. The hops are now at a stage of growth that took half the season last year. I transplanted our own rhizomes into remaining non-productive sites and some of the ones from Freshops I will use in the new row.
Right now we need mulch mulch mulch I'd say at least 4 pickup loads. Maybe more. After that, the top poles need to be put up and twine strung. Then the vines need to be trimmed back to the 3 strongest per site and sent up the twine for a record breaking year.
The exciting thing is, many of the varieties have cuttings to spare, so we may be able to add 3 or 4 new poles, doubling our potential productive sites. All with proven plants.
This is my first experience with a rhizome grower and I am amazed how much it has spread in 2 years.
The other amazing thing is that I had dumped a 1/3 wheelbarrowload of manure next to the Mt. Hood when I finished working 3 weeks ago. This Saturday there were new vines growing out of that manure all over the place. dozens of them. It really is all about the poop! So I may amend my plan (and the soil) by adding a topcoat of around all growth sites before the mulch.
I didn't expect to see anything out there, so I didn't take a camera, but wait until you see the next pix.
Kolin
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Kolin Hodgson
kol...@gmail.com
Only the curious will learn, only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The Quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. - Eugene S. Wilson
I planted most of the new rhizomes and left feeling there wouldn't be much action out there for awhile.
Man was I wrong!
Last Sat when I went out to the hopfield, all varieties were up. some in particular (like Mt Hood and Cascade) were just going nutz!. The hops are now at a stage of growth that took half the season last year. I transplanted our own rhizomes into remaining non-productive sites and some of the ones from Freshops I will use in the new row.
Right now we need mulch mulch mulch I'd say at least 4 pickup loads. Maybe more. After that, the top poles need to be put up and twine strung. Then the vines need to be trimmed back to the 3 strongest per site and sent up the twine for a record breaking year.
The exciting thing is, many of the varieties have cuttings to spare, so we may be able to add 3 or 4 new poles, doubling our potential productive sites. All with proven plants.
This is my first experience with a rhizome grower and I am amazed how much it has spread in 2 years.
The other amazing thing is that I had dumped a 1/3 wheelbarrowload of manure next to the Mt. Hood when I finished working 3 weeks ago. This Saturday there were new vines growing out of that manure all over the place. dozens of them. It really is all about the poop! So I may amend my plan (and the soil) by adding a topcoat of around all growth sites before the mulch.
I didn't expect to see anything out there, so I didn't take a camera, but wait until you see the next pix.
Kolin
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Kolin Hodgson
kol...@gmail.com
Only the curious will learn, only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The Quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. - Eugene S. Wilson
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