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i need some advice from those of you who grow your own please.
I am getting ready to plant my first rhizomes tomorrow and want something not to big that doesn't need to be concreted in to the ground. I am looking at some 6 foot high tomato trellises. I have three hops rhizomes, and am wondering if i plant one per trellis and then run some horizontal twine between each trellis, will that be ok, or is 6 feet high just not high enough no matter how much horizontal twine i use?

homebrewer_99

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Hops usually grow to 25 ft.

Most of us can't accommodate something like the hop farmers set up.

My set up is only 12 ft. I checked earlier today and I have about 7 plants growing from last years planting. Two of them are about a foot tall already. I was really surprised to see them up already...it's freezing out.

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So is there any harm in say 6 or 8 feet vertical and the other 15 or 20 feet horizontal?
or 6 feet up, and 5 down (keep them off the ground on the way back down) and then 10 horizontal?

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yeah, that has worked before. It shouldn't be a problem.

I just got my rizhomes in the ground yesterday before the cold weather hit. Here's my DIY Hop Garden with 20 ft. high trellis.



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You have to keep winding them to the horizontal section, but it can be done.

I think edwort has a great idea, although things might get crowded near the top in a couple years.

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Yeah, I think next year I'm adding a 4th pole and then a horizontal one at the top with pulleys if that happens.

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This is the way I did mine last year. They were OK.

I plan on a higher trellis this year, but still may have to go horizontal with it.

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my brother just ordered 17 rizomes from freshhops.com for himself, my bro-in-law, and me. 5 different varieties...cascade, nugget, galena, hallertuaer, willamette. we are all looking forward to this gardening adventure! i have to work on a trellis system between now and when they come in.

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Someone from another site said they do not think you get get them to grow back down from the top? Because they want to climb up for the sun?

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Gravity always wins without proper support.

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