BeyondMountains
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I have two hops plants that are growing in containers in a walled in patio, they probably get about six hours of direct sun a day. I water when the top 4 to 6 inches of soil are dry, about every day or two, and I fertilize with an organic fertilizer about every 2 to 4 weeks depending on the time of the year. I have found that the oldest growth leaves are getting spotted very finely and uniformly, and the bottom leaves are turning yellow and crumbling. They took off and grew very rapidly this spring, but they have slowed down now, the new growth still appears healthy, but it is not very rapid. My current thoughts are that the pots may just be too small, and the plants are getting root bound. I may also be over or under fertilizing, or over or under watering. I'm also not sure that this is just natural senescence of the lower leaves on the vine. Just throwing it out there for discussion and thoughts, thanks!View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1496284479.178232.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1496284503.145229.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1496284524.798628.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1496284560.471902.jpg