April 7th, 2011
Hops Growing Season
Posted by
John in
Hops
It’s early April and here in Massachusetts, we have only been snow free for a week now…we actually had a storm with measurable snow last Friday.
That hasn’t stopped my hops plant from starting its growth for the season. Here are some snapshots I took:
I knew that hops were a rugged plant and they started growing fairly early in the season. Seeing is (fully) believing sometimes. It’s such a big difference between year 1 and year 2. The hop bine in year 1 was a graceful plant. This thing is looking like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors.
I think it’s going to be a good hops harvest this year.
on April 8th, 2011 at 6:08 am
this will be my third year with my hop plants, i’m going to try an experiment with them and cut back all the early growth. it’s suppose to make the plants grow better and produce more hops? we’ll see. every thing looks good
on April 12th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
That’s a good plan, curt. I know that I let only the strongest two shoots grow in the first year. I may just let it ride this year.
on May 13th, 2011 at 4:15 pm
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