Trimming excess

[Col_klink]

All,
I have a second year hop plant and it is really taking off this year! I have a setup where they grow up a wire to my privacy fence and then I train them to grow on the wire horizontally along the fence. Anyway, i have bunch of vines growing and I am wondering if I should cut some of them back as they seem like they could choke each other out. Or should I just let them do their thing? It may even be too late this year because the plant is just huge now. Anyway, any input would be appreciated. Cheers!

-Klink

 

[Snowden]

Thinning of bines to select healthy and vigorous bines may help to improve yield. I wouldn't worry about the plant choking itself out though; I have come across old hop plants while visiting sites for my job that are absolutely massive, overgrown beasts that look happy as clams.

 

[Col_klink]

Thanks