BobCalamari
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Cascade Hops in the Hudson Valley, 2nd year
Cascade Hops in the Hudson Valley, 2nd year
That's quite a setup. You're halfway to building a house with that.
So do you have 3 bines going up each twine? I'm trying to figure out how many I can put up each one?
cram said:@ indytrucks...I don't think you need to drill a hole in the pole. What I do is wrap and tie some wire around the top (so it can't slip down the pole) with a key-ring or welded loop attached to the wire. I have one set-up similar to yours that is one long piece of SS rope that I run from an eye-bolt to the up to the ring at top of the pole, across the top, through the ring on the other pole, and back down to where it's attached on the other side. Since you already have the across portion cut and set, I would string separate guy lines up to each pole but the key-ring or welded loop idea should still work--you'd just have one end attached to the ring and the other down at the eye-bolt on each side. This is how I support a tee-pee set-up in my front yard...I'll try to get pictures posted in case that helps.
Carlscan26 said:My cascade starting to wrap - 3 bines here
Is my twine heavy enough? I'm seeing some really heavy duty ones in some of these pics...
jeepinjeepin said:I use the tradition coir twine, but only because I got it with my rhizomes. If not I'd have something from the hardware store. What you have looks fine. Wrap the ends of a short piece around 2 sticks and pull it until it breaks. Try to imagine if your hop bines will be that heavy.
just an update, I've got 5 out of 13 that have broken through the soil..
2 of 4 - willamette, 2 of 4- centennial, 1 of 1 fuggles, 0 of 4 tettnang; catch up tettnang
and we're getting rain for the first time in 17 days hope the hops are as happy about it as I am (now I don't have to water them).
Williamette is what it is all about !
Agreed. Willamette is a beast. My 3rd year Willamette is around 10ft now with huge leaves and pencil thick bines. My 3rd year cascade is around 4ft with wimpy little leaves and skinny little bines.
Agreed. Willamette is a beast. My 3rd year Willamette is around 10ft now with huge leaves and pencil thick bines. My 3rd year cascade is around 4ft with wimpy little leaves and skinny little bines.
deadmeat said:Might as well add my bit here.
Sad that I didn't take pics of planting. I will be updating the album about once a week.
2013 Hops
benzy4010 said:This salvageable? Came in the mail today. Hard to tell from the picture but the green is real soggy and I guess a bit rotten. The root part seems alright but it's in a little rough condition. Recommendations appreciated!
I think it was firm enough. There were a couple bones that didn't seem to bad. I cut off all the rotting vines and planted and lightly watered it
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