hop rhizomes

[matthewdick23]

hi folks

i planted my cascade plant out in the garden on sat.  By sun, the vines, which had already grown a couple of feet had already snapped and the leaves whitthered.  The wind was mental and apparently, I shouldnt have moved them straight from inside to outside in one time.

anyways, we'll see if they come back.

I was wondering if anyone has any rhizomes they might send me? happy to cover postage

matthew

[delzep]

It grew a couple of feet in a day? 

[matthewdick23]

ha! no, they had grown a couple of feet in a couple of weeks indoors before transplanting them outside

[Tom]

They will grow sideshoots from what's left of the nodes (leaf joints), which could flower, or if you cut it back to base you may get some new shoots yet. Feckin' risky that though, without digging the plant up and looking to see if there are any buds waiting for a chance.

[matthewdick23]

thx tom!

[Greg2013]

How often did you feed and wayer your rhizomes when they were in pots inside?

[LordEoin]

The instructions that came with mine said not to bring them inside at all as they're frost resistant and it will just cause problems when they meet the real world.

[Tom]

Frost resistancy depends on their size, really. Brand new rhizome cuttings are quite tender, whereas potted hops, or hops with a substantial root system ( i.e. crown hops) are quite tough.

As for feeding, as Tube said, but re feeding, they tend to rely on their rhizome stores till about June. You can start feeding them Nitrogen and Potassium from then on. You can use mushroom compost tea (careful), or plant in an old pea bed for nitrogen, and it turns out that seaweed is good for potassium. You don't need the other one (phosphorus).

OR: when you're finished brewing mulch with the hops (not good for seedlings, as they can get scorched), and when the bines die back, mulch with the leaves, and that restores almost all of the nutrient requirements.

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/fg/fg79-e.pdf