b_thomas
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... no not prostate hops h34r:
I have had my Tettnanger for 4 years now, the previous 3 years they have been in a large pot however I've never once had any cones and the vertical growth of the plant has deminished year on year until I now get what you see in the picture below (taken 22/03/13). I would have thought placing it in to the ground would have kicked it right off or at least given me comparable growth to previous years but I did't get any more than 30cm vertical growth.
When I transplanted it I reduced the crown by about 25%. I had a bit of an issue with calcium and magnesium deficiency at the start of the season which I corrected but wouldn't have thought it would have stunted growth as much as it had. What you see is after I trimmed the plant of the whopping 20-30cm bines that sprouted this season.
I'm wondering if the hot Melbourne summer we had this year bopped it on the head. Should I give it one more year before turfing it in the bin? Maybe threaten it by digging the spade in next to it? :lol: Leaving my new hops acquisition nearby to loom over it threateningly? Sacrifice the neighbour's first born?
I have had my Tettnanger for 4 years now, the previous 3 years they have been in a large pot however I've never once had any cones and the vertical growth of the plant has deminished year on year until I now get what you see in the picture below (taken 22/03/13). I would have thought placing it in to the ground would have kicked it right off or at least given me comparable growth to previous years but I did't get any more than 30cm vertical growth.
When I transplanted it I reduced the crown by about 25%. I had a bit of an issue with calcium and magnesium deficiency at the start of the season which I corrected but wouldn't have thought it would have stunted growth as much as it had. What you see is after I trimmed the plant of the whopping 20-30cm bines that sprouted this season.
I'm wondering if the hot Melbourne summer we had this year bopped it on the head. Should I give it one more year before turfing it in the bin? Maybe threaten it by digging the spade in next to it? :lol: Leaving my new hops acquisition nearby to loom over it threateningly? Sacrifice the neighbour's first born?