Hops already 3 feet tall?!?

[chemman14]

How is this possible? Sadly this means they are going to outgrow my ~9 feet of rope very soon

 

[khugs21]

Yea without a doubt. Mine clime up to about 12+ feet each year and mine start pretty late. Mine are just popping up now.

 

[NivekD]

Really a worthless thread without pictures....

 

[chemman14]

Here are the pics. Cascade plants. I had a goldings next to it that has just started showing shoots.

 

[goo-gone]

Can you trim the top and split the bine into two (or more/whatever)?

 

[feinbera]

I wouldn't recommend clipping the end; I lost the tip of one of my bines last year, and didn't really end up getting many cones from that bine. The top side-arms are supposed to "take over" as new vertical-growing bines with their own side-arms, but that didn't really happen for me; YMMV, I suppose, but I wouldn't count on it.

If you can't go any higher (and, it looks like you may have a second story you could potentially string twine from?), something I've seen other limited-space growers do is add more rope at the top and wind the bottom around the pot, which keeps the more-productive upper half of the bine vertical and well-lit and happy, at the expense of the bottom half of the bine, which won't produce many cones even under the best circumstances.

 

[khugs21]

Can you trim the top and split the bine into two (or more/whatever)?

He ain't trying to top the plant! Lol

 

[chemman14]

I wouldn't recommend clipping the end; I lost the tip of one of my bines last year, and didn't really end up getting many cones from that bine. The top side-arms are supposed to "take over" as new vertical-growing bines with their own side-arms, but that didn't really happen for me; YMMV, I suppose, but I wouldn't count on it.

If you can't go any higher (and, it looks like you may have a second story you could potentially string twine from?), something I've seen other limited-space growers do is add more rope at the top and wind the bottom around the pot, which keeps the more-productive upper half of the bine vertical and well-lit and happy, at the expense of the bottom half of the bine, which won't produce many cones even under the best circumstances.

I definitely wouldn't top the bine. I would like to string twine to the second story but I have no safe way of doing this.

 

[chemman14]

Here is an update. As you can see they have reached the top. It seems like the leaves at the bottom are dying off. Is this normal?

 

[Greels]

They grew 6 feet in 10 days?? Holy smokes!

I thought mine were kinda long for being this early, but they are only about 4 feet right now.

 

[chemman14]

They grew 6 feet in 10 days?? Holy smokes!

I thought mine were kinda long for being this early, but they are only about 4 feet right now.

more like 4.5-5

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Trim the leaves from the bottom 18" to prevent disease. You are going to get an early harvest!

 

[chemman14]

Trim the leaves from the bottom 18" to prevent disease. You are going to get an early harvest!

Yeah I cant beleive how much they have grown already! nuts!!!! My goldings are just now breaking ground haha. I added some general fertilizer so we will see if that helps the browning leaves

 

[Greels]

more like 4.5-5

You said they were 3 feet in your first post, and your ropes are about 9 feet long. Haven't taken a math class since high school, but I'm pretty sure that's 6 feet haha

 

[chemman14]

You said they were 3 feet in your first post, and your ropes are about 9 feet long. Haven't taken a math class since high school, but I'm pretty sure that's 6 feet haha

these are all rough estimates, nothing scientific here! hahah :fro::rockin: