The hops are in a raised bed that gets lots of sun. This summer has been very rainy, and I wonder if this may have stunted the buds. Also the bed has just been covered with stew and sand for the winter and really no other maintenance. Do I need to thin the rhizomes?
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3You might get a better answer on Gardening & Landscaping SE. Anyone want to migrate the question?– renesisAug 27, 2018 at 16:49
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2Do you happen to know how old the rhizomes were when you planted them? Typically it's best for the health of the hop to wait a couple of seasons before harvesting if it's not a mature plant.– zeethreepioAug 31, 2018 at 18:37
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Too hot?, maybe - they don't even have a hops tag, but it's still likely that there are more hops growers over there.– RobApr 13, 2019 at 4:35
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Vote to migrate– EscoceOct 26, 2019 at 21:18
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You do not need to thin rhyozmes as far as I am aware, but I am not a gardener.
If I knew which country you were in and what variety you were growing then I could pull the local hop growers reports for you and they tend to have a area by area variety break down of yields.
Also, how many years have your hops been established?
I seem to recall in the UK 2018 the season was looking very good, but then rain and sun in the wrong order towards the end of the season reduced some farms yields significantly. And, wilt was a big issue for some varieties in 2018.
