Propagating Hops With Cuttings

[Malted]

Once you get laterals growing from your bines these are perfect for taking cuttings, IMO.
I have used both thick, woody main bines and growing tips from laterals etc. I had a better success rate with the growing tips.
Dipping them in hormone rooting powder before placing in the glass seemed to produce a greater quantity of roots than without the hormone powder.
I tried planting straight into potting mix etc and placing them in a glass of water. I had better success with the glass of water and once the roots are of a reasonable size, then plant them out.
Funnily enough, the cuttings in small pots stayed green well after the mature plants in the garden had browned off and dropped their leaves.

YRMV etc etc.

 

[tallie]

Thanks for the reply, Malted. I'm now reconsidering my original plans of chopping up one of my first sprouting bines, which is only about 1.2m high. Decisions, decisions

Cheers,
tallie

 

[Malted]

Thanks for the reply, Malted. I'm now reconsidering my original plans of chopping up one of my first sprouting bines, which is only about 1.2m high. Decisions, decisions

Cheers,
tallie

Ekul gave good advice.
It may depend on what you have to work with and why you are doing it. Why the rush?

If left in the ground you will probably be able to pull up heaps of horizontal roots with nodes on them (i.e. rhizomes) to chop into sections (i.e. rhizomes) next winter.
If you have a heap of bines comming up then it probably would be ok to chop up the new bines now (some of my rhizomes are shooting 50+ new bines so they wouldn't miss a few). Later in the season if the growing tips are snapped off (or cut for cuttings) they will grow heaps of compensatory lateral bines. I could not tell you if it is ok to chop them now or later.
I'd generalise and say if it is a newly planted rhizome then wait for some laterals to trim off, if it is a 2nd year or later rhizome (assuming planted in the ground, a pot based rhizome may be different) then it 'may' be ok to cut the growing tips now (if there are plenty to choose from).
Generally speaking, plants cultivated and planted this year won't give big plants this year. You could make a plant this year to give a reasonable sized rhizome this year, for a big plant next year. It is easier to let it do it's thing and dig up, chop bits off the horizontal roots (i.e. new rhizomes) next winter.
Don't be in a rush, they grow like all beggary given good growing conditions.

 

[tallie]

It's a second year plant from a pot, which I've already chopped the rhizome and split into two pots. I'm planning to give the new plants from cuttings away to other brewers, so I suppose the timing factor is getting them established to have a good chance of getting something decent for next season. And yes, there are plenty more shoots springing through the soil. I'm swaying towards my original plan and using it as a learning experience either way. I'm not going to touch the second plant, so if it goes anything like last season, I'll have more than enough for personal consumption

Cheers,
tallie