davis073005
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Does anyone know what the diameter of twine should be for growing hops? I know the commercial guys use coir twine but it is a little expensive. I was hoping someone knows the diameter then maybe I can find somthing cheaper.
I like the utility of cheap Sisal 3/8" rope.
Cheap enough you don't care to save it. Strong enough it lasts through the season.
I used coir last year and it was crap.
I used choir this year and as long as it doesn't spend prolonged time in contact with the ground, it should last you several seasons.
I also used sisal last year and it was good-not-great, but a good one-season alternative to choir and more readily available.
Mine never touched the ground.
"Should" and "does" are completely unrelated. Of 26 drops, 14 were degraded enough by the heat, wind, and storms of the plains that they snapped lowering the plants to the ground.
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