ghoti
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I got hop plants from Great Lakes Hops and they are growing like mad. Should I just trim back a lot of these shoots and only leave like 2-3 growing?
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Guidry
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I have the same situation, but down in South Louisiana (yeh, I bet you never knew hops were grown down here, eh?)....Seems I read you should clip back the "weaker" shoots, but most of mine seem about equal. Probably 12-15 vines projecting 10-12" up right now.
tgmartin000
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If it's your first year, just let em grow. Cut down any that look diseased.
I think it depends on if you are looking for a good harvest this year or not. If you just want to set yourself up for future years, I would let it all grow. But if you are looking to get a harvest this year, I would trim all but 2 or 3. I trimmed back my first years last year and got a decent yield, and it was even in a container.
Something I wish I'd done last year with my new first years was to put a tomato cage over the plants to keep them off the ground...
Guidry
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This is my 3rd year with these hops. So, I guess the consensus is to cut back to 2 or 3 of the strongest ones?
Yes.
Eshorebrewer
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Something I wish I'd done last year with my new first years was to put a tomato cage over the plants to keep them off the ground...
Great idea! My crowns are still small enough to get some cages over. Thanks.
