Hopheader
Well-Known Member
Hi folks.
Was planning to plant some Cascade that are jetting off nicely indoors while I wait for our prairie winter to piss off (snow forecast for the next few days yet, up to 10cm rumoured according to forecasters). But now that I've heard some things about (some) dogs 'potentially' having fatal reactions to eating hops (and I've done the research)---the wife is not keen on me growing them in the yard now.
I would, of course, feel horrible if anything happened and feel the chances are slim but our family tends to lose a pet every 3 years so not real 'pro' on that at the moment.
Since I've never grown before, are the flowers/buds pretty hardy on the vines, as in: do they tend to blow off in the wind / scatter on the ground? I could do a 'snow fence' / chicken wire in front to keep the dogs away but if wind tends to drop them, then the dice would get rolled regardless.
The other option is to clear the area outside my back fence which is pretty much gravel with natural weeds growing there, pull out a tree... so I'm not really keen on THAT plan.
I may have to give the three plants to a friend and say 'they're mine (!) but can you grow 'em for me please? hehe'
-Jeff
Was planning to plant some Cascade that are jetting off nicely indoors while I wait for our prairie winter to piss off (snow forecast for the next few days yet, up to 10cm rumoured according to forecasters). But now that I've heard some things about (some) dogs 'potentially' having fatal reactions to eating hops (and I've done the research)---the wife is not keen on me growing them in the yard now.
I would, of course, feel horrible if anything happened and feel the chances are slim but our family tends to lose a pet every 3 years so not real 'pro' on that at the moment.
Since I've never grown before, are the flowers/buds pretty hardy on the vines, as in: do they tend to blow off in the wind / scatter on the ground? I could do a 'snow fence' / chicken wire in front to keep the dogs away but if wind tends to drop them, then the dice would get rolled regardless.
The other option is to clear the area outside my back fence which is pretty much gravel with natural weeds growing there, pull out a tree... so I'm not really keen on THAT plan.
I may have to give the three plants to a friend and say 'they're mine (!) but can you grow 'em for me please? hehe'
-Jeff