Hop Sprouts After a Month

Well a month after planting the hop rhizomes and I've got sprouts from all three varieties that I've planted:

Willamette (Organic) This was also the smallest rhizome.


Mt Hood (Organic)



Cascade


Now I need to start on the trellis before they get too big (no a huge rush just yet). I was waiting to make sure that the hops would actually grow, no sense erecting a 15 foot high pole in your backyard for nothing.

In case you are wondering I've used: newspapers, leaves, and grass clippings as mulch around the hops. So far it's been pretty effective at keeping the weeds down.