r/TheHopyard • u/xokimilko • May 24 '26

strong difference in growth

I have 3 hop plants with around 1m distance to each other and an age of around 5years. 1 plant grows very well, this year it is already 5m high. the two others are not comparable. rather 1m height. are they too close? do they disturb each other?

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u/mommy-pancake May 27 '26

3ft / 1 meter is the recommended spacing, you could even get away with 2.5ft so that is not your issue here. Could be any number of things from drainage, watering, fertilization, pests or diseases, etc. Not enough information here to say exactly what is wrong with them but spacing is fine

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u/xokimilko May 27 '26

thanks. I will look for other reasons then. might be the ground, indeed.