The hops are now in their second year of life and I was hopeful we would get a few ounces of hops this year at harvest time. Unfortunately, the plants had other ideas. They both seemed to climb quickly, so I thought things were off to a good start. For the Newport, all 4 bines reached the top, while the Centennial had 1 bine reach the top very quickly and the rest seemed to stall out. I don’t know if they got too much direct afternoon sunlight, or the soil wasn’t good, or not enough water, or something else, but there have been no hops at all. We were both looking forward to at least dropping a cone or two in some beers, but we didn’t even get that. Since there’s nothing to harvest, I’ve all but given up on them and have now stopped watering them for the season. We’ll see what the future has in store for those two, but this year was a lot of wasted time and water. Hops usually don’t produce much in the first year, and tend to start increasing after that. I have heard people say it takes up to 3 years before they really start producing, so we’ll see if they get another shot next year.
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