Hop Experiment: Three Weeks

It's about three weeks since I planted my rhizomes.  The last rhizome to sprout was this Cascade, which seems to be moving along very slowly for some reason.  I'm glad I bought a second Cascade because this one is lagging compared to the other plants.  The sprouts also look strange compared to the sprouts from the other plants.

In comparison to that disappointing Cascade,  this one seems to be moving along nicely, although slower than the Nugget plants.  It's approximately 13 inches right now.

The Nugget plants continue to be the most impressive, with the longest bine (below) at approximately 25 inches.

You may also be able to see that I've rearranged the Christmas lights.  I have them hanging from my stakes so that the string runs vertically behind each bine.  I've also moved the grow bulbs (of which I have two in aluminum light fixtures) up the stakes so that they're above the top of the Nugget plants.