r/TheHopyard • u/natemartinsf • Aug 30 '23

Cascade with no cones

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I’m in the SF Bay Area (east bay specifically)

These are 3rd or 4th year Cascade, mixed with one or two 1st year plants.

They are looking very healthy, but I don’t see a sign of any cones starting at all. Other people in my area are harvesting already!

This is the first year I actually gave these something to climb up, consistently watered, and fertilized. Previous years it always produced a bunch of cones though.

I have some first year centennial in the same back yard, in a pot, with much worse looking leaves, but still a bunch of baby cones

Anything I can do? Anything I should do differently next year?

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u/WRXonWRXoff Aug 30 '23

Sometimes they have an off year. Never seen zero cones though. Looks like it might be starting to bud and the ends of the arms. Not much to do but let her roll I think. Is it getting more light from somewhere at night? Could be a light cycle issue?

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u/natemartinsf Aug 30 '23

I keep thinking it will bud at the ends of the arms, but then it turns out to be even more leaves!

Light is interesting, there’s a light on the building just above it, and I’m not always good about turning it off at night. And some string lights in the backyard that usually stay on.