I've reserved some rhizomes to start this year, 2 Cascade, 2 Willamette, 2 Centennial.
If I build a pergola will they grow over it to provide me with shade in my yard? I've been wanting to build a pergola for some time now and if they will grow on that it would be sweet.
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Will they climb a 6x6 post or a huge thick cross beam? Not really. The wrapping of the vine prefers smaller ropes of lines. You could build the pergola and then use some ropes leading up and laid across it, though. And remember that horizontal growth requires pretty extensive training of the vines by hand. By that I mean going through every couple of days and wrapping the vines in the direction you want them to go, as they will naturally try to grow "up", even if there is no support system there.
I think it'd be nice growing over a pergola, but keep in mind that you don't want all three variety's rhizomes growing together. You'll never sort them out, and know which variety is which. The two cascade or the two centennial would be ok, but I'd plant separate varieties quite a distance a part.
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Enjoyed reading this. I have had plans since last year to build a pergola over a small patio set. I bought 2 Cascade, 2 Northern Brewers, and 2 Chinnook. Nearly the same as you. I plan on doing just two types on my pergola and I have to figure out if I want to put up a rope elsewhere for the other. When you have it set up I'd love to see pics. Ultimately I want to drink my homebrewed beer under the hops....
Don't forget, hopvines are WAY easier to harvest off of lines because you can simply cut the line down. Harvesting hops off of a pergola, you'd have a helluva time pulling the intertwined vines off. You'd have to get a ladder and pick each hop off by hand, then remove the vines later.
Hopvines look pretty gross if you let them die off on a scaffold. They get really brown.
Probably better to let some kind of evergreen vine grow or a grapevine, as far as decoration goes.
Probably better to install a suspended line system for the hopvines, as far as harvesting goes.
Don't forget, hopvines are WAY easier to harvest off of lines because you can simply cut the line down. Harvesting hops off of a pergola, you'd have a helluva time pulling the intertwined vines off. You'd have to get a ladder and pick each hop off by hand, then remove the vines later.
Hopvines look pretty gross if you let them die off on a scaffold. They get really brown.
Probably better to let some kind of evergreen vine grow or a grapevine, as far as decoration goes.
Probably better to install a suspended line system for the hopvines, as far as harvesting goes.
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Harvesting on the bines would be a major PITA. Doable, but you would really have to want to stand on a ladder all day with tired arms and tired legs.
Thanks for the insite. Now I'm tryinig to figure out if i could run a rope up the post and run the rope around the top. Create the effect of it being on the wood, but having it on the rope. I know it would be alot of training.
Grow hops over a pergola?
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