DirtyOldDuck
Well-Known Member
I have three different types of second year hop plants - Cascade, Brewer's Gold, and Chinook - all with multiple bines. All three are somewhere around 8 or 8.5 feet long, maybe more. When I first put up support lines I noticed that one or two of the Brewer's Gold bines had lighter colored leaves than the other bines, The lighter bine also had smaller leaves.
Today I went out to check for bugs (lots of spider mites last year). The only bug I saw was a small lady bug, but I did notice some evidence that a few leaves had been munched on. I also noticed that the lighter colored Brewer's Gold bine now looked like the leaves were variegated, or at least had a variegated appearance. Looking online it doesn't appear to match any pictures I found of plants with disease or nutrient deficiency. I haven't fertilized this year, but the soil in the beds is generally pretty good.
The first picture below shows one of the "variegated" leaves up close. The second picture is a leaf on another bine on the same plant. Finally, the last picture is the newer growth on the "different" bine. So, anyone know if this is a nutrient deficiency? Disease? Normal? I'm going to buy a couple of pounds tomorrow from some hop farmers so I am going to ask them about it, but thought I would ask here as well.
Today I went out to check for bugs (lots of spider mites last year). The only bug I saw was a small lady bug, but I did notice some evidence that a few leaves had been munched on. I also noticed that the lighter colored Brewer's Gold bine now looked like the leaves were variegated, or at least had a variegated appearance. Looking online it doesn't appear to match any pictures I found of plants with disease or nutrient deficiency. I haven't fertilized this year, but the soil in the beds is generally pretty good.
The first picture below shows one of the "variegated" leaves up close. The second picture is a leaf on another bine on the same plant. Finally, the last picture is the newer growth on the "different" bine. So, anyone know if this is a nutrient deficiency? Disease? Normal? I'm going to buy a couple of pounds tomorrow from some hop farmers so I am going to ask them about it, but thought I would ask here as well.