No pics, but this year is the first time my hops have come back with a vengeance after harvest. Is that normal? It is bloody warm in SoCal.
Last year I had a Cascade do that. It was still growing in November in North Alabama. I'm waiting to see what a couple others do this year that haven't produced hops yet. We've had crazy dry hot weather all summer untill a couple weeks ago. We'll see.No pics, but this year is the first time my hops have come back with a vengeance after harvest. Is that normal? It is bloody warm in SoCal.
Does growing hops up the side of the house affect the foundations? Hop roots are very woody and my fear is that they’ll dislodge the brickwork. Can I have advice on this, please?1st photo: 2nd year Zeus. 2nd photo: 7-y.o. Columbus (yeah, I know they're basically the same variety. ) They're all flowering like crazy and it should be a good harvest this year.
I'm using old fermentation buckets as a poor-man's drip irrigation system since it's been really hot & dry here in Central Ohio the past few weeks.View attachment 690353View attachment 690354
Cool friend you had hanging around there.Fun find from 2021. I don't claim to be good at taking pictures or growing hops.
I was told these are willamette by the person who gave me the rhizome.
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I don't claim to be good at taking pictures or growing hops.
That was the first year after moving a ~5 year old plant. I wasn't expecting it to grow very much but it did.better picture then i can take, but that hop bine looks like it should be in the hospital!
I had a lot of damage like that last year in London, UK.
Think he's looking at the small amount of ?flea beetle? (Alticinae) damage on photo 4.Lot of damage ?
Why ?
I'm pretty sure it does not. Before I put a Zeus in the primo southern spot there (right next to the house), I had a Willamette there for four years ... for whatever reason, it just never produced much at all. (Noble hops can be super-finicky, I've been told.) So when I dug it out I paid attention to this question ... the roots had gotten over towards, & some were kinda touching, the foundation (only like 2 feet away), but definitely weren't invading it or anything. Roots are always seeking moisture and thanks to some overhang from the roof and soil that's graded away from the wall, the foundation there is quite dry. YMMV if you have a lot of water up against your foundation all the time, though.Does growing hops up the side of the house affect the foundations? Hop roots are very woody and my fear is that they’ll dislodge the brickwork. Can I have advice on this, please?
Are those ladybug larvae or something else?
they are allies because they devour aphidsThose critters are ugly. Sorry, but I'm glad there aren't near me.
Yakima valley is desert..no excuse! the lack of rain has some serious advantages like fungal control, as long as you have enough water to irrigate withMost of the time I love living in a desert. Seeing these hops...yeah, not so much.
so its said that the type of nitrogen(and also quantity) will allow aphids and other insects to grow large infestations, due to the unassimilated nitrogen in the plant's sap. I am trialling the theory now for my own curiosity, and have seen plants far less susceptible grown in only year old horse manure compost as a food source, even inside where bugs are usually much more of a problem. this webinar was great info.
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