msu09
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys,
I'm growing my second year of hops and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a hop pole improvement. My hops are currently planted in my garden and I need to put up two poles asap. Last year I used two 12 feet poles that had wire connecting them (about 10 feet apart). Then I ran twine to my plants to create a Teepee like structure . They had about 15 feet to grow up. They were a pain to train and I want to do something new this year. I was thinking about using two of these poles (http://www.lowes.com/pd_110521-215-...rentURL=?Ns=p_product_avg_rating|1&facetInfo=) and creating something like I've seen Edwort use (3 plants running vertically to a pole). I don't really want to buy flagpoles (way too expensive) but these are just right. Any idea on if they will hold up? If so, how deep should I sink them ? I put my poles last year into a larger ID piping and hammered that into the ground. It was surprisingly stable.
I'm growing my second year of hops and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a hop pole improvement. My hops are currently planted in my garden and I need to put up two poles asap. Last year I used two 12 feet poles that had wire connecting them (about 10 feet apart). Then I ran twine to my plants to create a Teepee like structure . They had about 15 feet to grow up. They were a pain to train and I want to do something new this year. I was thinking about using two of these poles (http://www.lowes.com/pd_110521-215-...rentURL=?Ns=p_product_avg_rating|1&facetInfo=) and creating something like I've seen Edwort use (3 plants running vertically to a pole). I don't really want to buy flagpoles (way too expensive) but these are just right. Any idea on if they will hold up? If so, how deep should I sink them ? I put my poles last year into a larger ID piping and hammered that into the ground. It was surprisingly stable.