So, as I was cutting down my first year plants and covering the root/stem with mulch, I noticed a hop shoot poking up from the Rhizome. It has been an unnaturally warm fall here in Colorado, close to 80 degrees in November! Now, I covered that shoot with dead leaves, will it die or go dormant untill spring? I am growing two seperate plants in to different pots, and they both did really well this year, I dug down a little and found many little red nubs on each rhizome, so I think they will do well next summer if I can keep them alive.