Hops In Winter

[Barramundi]

Ok guys as a new hop grower its about the time where theyre all dying off and im wondering what to do next , any help appreciated ....

 

[Screwtop]

Ok guys as a new hop grower its about the time where theyre all dying off and im wondering what to do next , any help appreciated ....

When they die off (different species, different times) cut them off about an inch above the ground.

Screwy

 

[Barramundi]

thanks screwy , thats pretty much what i thought , but the strange thing is theyre sprouting the pink sprouts again like they did in spring , this weather is confusin them i think , am i right in guessing that after you cut them back you would cover them in mulch or somethin for the winter?

 

[Bizier]

Cut them back once the plant has sucked all of the goodies back into the rhizome, and it has truly died off.

It is an idea to get a lot of decomposed organic matter (like cow dung or mushroom compost) onto them so that there is a good hive of soil activity for the second year growth, but don't chuck to much unrotted material there. As I understand it, this might deplete (fixed?) soil nitrogen.

I will be getting a trailer and doing some shovelling rounds in the cow paddocks where I have mine growing.