The Mt.Hood hops have started to worry me. Given its strong start I had high hopes for this plant, but a ??virus?? has really started to slow it down. Basically a ~sixth of the leaves developed this patterned brown coloration, then started curling down and dying off. The virus seems to have slowed of late, with no new dead leaves. New growth continues at a slow rate, and no significant side branching has occured.
The Cascade hops started the slowest, but have really started taking off. While this one is getting some decent length, it's the amount of side growth that is really impressive (which is where I think the cones grow). This picture doesn't capture it well, but each of the 3 main bines have multiple shoots coming out the sides with almost fully developed leaves.
The Nugget hops have been kicking ass lately with noticible growth over the course of a day. The middle leaves are 4" to 6" across and we've started an office pool for the date when the plant will reach the ceiling. Several side shoots have shown up and just started developing leaves. It seemed odd that only 1 bine ever took off, but my guess is that early on it wasn't getting enough sunlight.
A cautionary picture from the nugget hops. The miracle grow potting soil I bought came complete with little flys. They generally stay close to the soil, but have replicated in the hundreds. The fly traps seem to be doing a good job, but there are still some buzzing around.
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