Re: Top of the Trellis
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:50 pm
EL TIZZO wrote:gwk453 wrote:I have about 80 hop plants in about 120 linear feet. It is still easy to use Miracle-Gro to fertilize every two weeks. It provide more than enough nutrients for the growth of many bines. The later bines do eventually catch up to the earlier bines. The growth below ground of the roots is massive and is enhanced with the liquid fertilizer. The strong rhizome growth allows you not to have to purchase more root stock when you want to expand your garden or share with a friend. I rototill granular Sevin insecticide in the rows and also need to use snail and slug bait II around the plants too. Most places I have read consider 18 ft high terellis standard.
Whoa!...thats a large scale operation...who picks all that?...
It a one man operation (a glutten for punishment) The currious stop and ask me what kind of beans I am growing!
I guess I'll harvest about 3 or 4 times this year. My first year Chinook is at the top of 13" lines and also has thumb sized cones already. I'm shocked but pleased with all this, although my 1st year Columbus and Centennial are not very agresssive. 1st year Willamette growing fairly well.