jmill
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After failing miserably last year, I decided to give it another go. This time, doing a little more than just throwing them in the ground and hoping for the best. (The late plant time and probably dead/free rhizomes didn't help.) And since I'm bad at keeping garden logs, I'll hopefully keep this as a record.
I did a proper pre-order this time, getting 2 rhizomes from Home Brew Supply. They arrived yesterday and just got into the dirt. I'm using some large containers since we may end up moving in the next few years. Filled the containers with a bag of standard garden soil, half a bag of compost, and a healthy dose of fertilizer. After mixing together, I sat the rhizomes on top and just covered with excess soil. (After seeing health rhizomes, I'm pretty sure last year's batch were DOA.)
Should have good, strong sun all day. One (EKG) is planted on the south side of the house. I'll attach some hooks and run twine up. If they grow at all, should provide some much needed shade for the bedroom during the hot TX summer. The other (Cascade) is near our raised beds. I'm hoping to train it up the chain link fence and have it take over before the other horrible smelling vine that was 10 ft high when we moved in starts growing again this summer.
I did a proper pre-order this time, getting 2 rhizomes from Home Brew Supply. They arrived yesterday and just got into the dirt. I'm using some large containers since we may end up moving in the next few years. Filled the containers with a bag of standard garden soil, half a bag of compost, and a healthy dose of fertilizer. After mixing together, I sat the rhizomes on top and just covered with excess soil. (After seeing health rhizomes, I'm pretty sure last year's batch were DOA.)
Should have good, strong sun all day. One (EKG) is planted on the south side of the house. I'll attach some hooks and run twine up. If they grow at all, should provide some much needed shade for the bedroom during the hot TX summer. The other (Cascade) is near our raised beds. I'm hoping to train it up the chain link fence and have it take over before the other horrible smelling vine that was 10 ft high when we moved in starts growing again this summer.