The hops have gained a lot of ground (air?) in the last few weeks, so I thought I'd put up a picture of their progress. The Willamette, usually the fastest grower, and the Goldings, the slowest, seem to have traded this season. While I pruned back to just two bines a plant for the other plants, I let the Willamette put up three because their past growth so far outpaced the others. The bases of the Willamette bines also show signs of strain from a bit of kinking (my uneducated guess), which could also be a contributor to them taking more time this year. Still, they're not doing bad at all. I have no idea what's possessed the Goldings; I just know I had to let out more line on its adjustable trellis right after I took the picture, which means it's already more than six feet tall!
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