Hi all, I have 6' long sidearms on my teamaker hops but no burrs forming. Is this normal? Some of my sidearms even have 1-2' long sidearms growing from them - but no burrs.
I've been feeding a balanced 10-10-10 + calcium/mag/silica and started supplementing additional phosphorous 2 weeks ago. For my feed I started with 0.7 EC solution and have worked up to 1.5EC (no signs of nutrient burn so I assume it's OK. I also add bacterial starter and molasses to the water. Early on I sprayed the leaves with Kelp+Fulvic acid pretty often but have stopped in the last month or so. It's a hydoponic grow - not sure if that changes anything.
I'm in Boston, MA and planted in late april (plants didn't start growing until may).
y no burrs?
Growing tip of the longest bine - the long sidearms are closer to the base of the plant (2' up from the base) and get progressively shorter from there.