Chinook hop trimming

[Peter can box]

Hi guys I planted a chinook rhizome and it has one main shoot that’s shot up to about 35cm and now another smaller shoot has popped up. Should I cut the 35cm shoot off- someone told me this will make it send up more fresh shoots.
I am in Perth. We have quite warm sunny weather already now.

 

[DJR]

Yeah, that's one way to do it.

Page 30-31 of this PDF covers this

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/712717/hops-guide-for-new-growers.pdf

 

[hoppy2B]

I wouldn't cut anything off a newly planted rhizome just to be safe. Train as many bines up string as you can in the first season.

I think it is recommended to cut back the early bines in established hop yards to create an even emergence of bines. It's not really necessary to do that in a small backyard type scenario.

 

[Peter can box]

Cheers fellas for the replies

 

[Belgrave Brewer]

Train 3 bines per string and let the rest grow on the ground first year for root development.