This is year two of hop growing for me, last year didn't yield anything but this year I am creating a new setup and I am running a steel wire about 100' between two tree's, about 60 foot is probably open (not shaded) for hop growing. I anticipate the wire to be 18-20 foot above the ground.
I have about 20 hops rhizomes (5 varieties) new this year and have about 12 hops from last year that I may or may not move to the new line.
My question is on placement of the mounds to the wire...
I have cleared the area and I'm ready to start digging mounds, but I'm wondering how they should be placed?
1) if it's better to just go directly underneath the wire spacing the hops about 3 feet apart
2) Instead of underneath, use both sides of the wire coming out a few feet (~6 feet) which would add some pitch to the line as well and I would then have
hops on both sides of the line? Does this allow for more area?
Thanks,
Rich
I have about 20 hops rhizomes (5 varieties) new this year and have about 12 hops from last year that I may or may not move to the new line.
My question is on placement of the mounds to the wire...
I have cleared the area and I'm ready to start digging mounds, but I'm wondering how they should be placed?
1) if it's better to just go directly underneath the wire spacing the hops about 3 feet apart
2) Instead of underneath, use both sides of the wire coming out a few feet (~6 feet) which would add some pitch to the line as well and I would then have
hops on both sides of the line? Does this allow for more area?
Thanks,
Rich