beerhoppitus
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Hey everyone. First time hop grower here. I have 3 plants that are about 6 feet apart. in between i put some peppers and beans and such. my hops have been in the ground for 2-3 weeks and they are coming out of the ground already so im probably going to build a trellis soon. I dont want to go 15 to 20 feet vertical so below i what i came up with.
And just so you know what your looking at I have a walk out basement that i plan on growing over. looking at the house on the left hand side there is a space that is maybe 2 feet between the walk out and the house. on the right i have my hops planted, that side is not bound by my house it goes to the yard
Dimensions:
Poles from hops ~3 feet
Height of poles ~4feet
Height of second poles ~10feet
Horizontal distance between poles ~12 feet
Total hope growing length is roughly 18.5 feet.
My Questions:
is the design viable? ive heard of issues with hops growing horizontally
Best materials to use? i was thinking pvc or black pipe. metal fence post if i can find it?
Also the reason im not going vertical is i have a bit of a wind problem. Can get pretty bad during storms. I live right on a river so im trying to keep it as not vertical as possible.
thanks in advance for any advice
And just so you know what your looking at I have a walk out basement that i plan on growing over. looking at the house on the left hand side there is a space that is maybe 2 feet between the walk out and the house. on the right i have my hops planted, that side is not bound by my house it goes to the yard
Dimensions:
Poles from hops ~3 feet
Height of poles ~4feet
Height of second poles ~10feet
Horizontal distance between poles ~12 feet
Total hope growing length is roughly 18.5 feet.
My Questions:
is the design viable? ive heard of issues with hops growing horizontally
Best materials to use? i was thinking pvc or black pipe. metal fence post if i can find it?
Also the reason im not going vertical is i have a bit of a wind problem. Can get pretty bad during storms. I live right on a river so im trying to keep it as not vertical as possible.
thanks in advance for any advice