blitzcreeg
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thanks swetcell, i was hoping id have the hops going up the vine by the time the tree blooms, but looks like ill probably be trimming the trees when i recieve my plants afterall. hopefully very soon.
give those babies some big smoke sun! best of luck from a UofT gradthanks swetcell, i was hoping id have the hops going up the vine by the time the tree blooms, but looks like ill probably be trimming the trees when i recieve my plants afterall. hopefully very soon.
Cayuga said:A few weeks ago, Willamette, we think.
jfrank85 said:Aww they're like little hop stair steps.
homebrewhaha said:Very nice brewpirate! What kind of flowers are in the 3-section bed?
Marigold and Zinnia. The Zinnias are the small green plants in the close up picture. They will grow into a multicolored flower. Both are supposed to attract ladybugs, aka garden badasses. Marigold repels some other pests as well.
I have a lot of varieties. I never do use them all... I have pounds in the freezer still.
Marigold and Zinnia. The Zinnias are the small green plants in the close up picture. They will grow into a multicolored flower. Both are supposed to attract ladybugs, aka garden badasses. Marigold repels some other pests as well.
really nice work - great salvaging.It's my first year growing hops, and rather than start yet another newbie thread I'll just share here.
Here is a link to an album of what I did.
I ordered 5 rhizomes this year - 2 Goldings and 1 each of Nugget, Fuggles and Cascade.
I'm currently unemployed and cheap so I tried to utilize as much stuff that I had laying around as I could. I used some old chain link fence stuff, a bunch of cinder blocks, and some bits of logs. I'd love to know what y'all think.
really nice work - great salvaging.
thought that came to mind when i saw the Goldings & Cascade beds: what is keeping the "walls" in place? if the soil gets heavy, or the roots start pushing out, what's preventing the cinder blocks or logs from being pushed aside?
I planted my rhizomes this past weekend so I have nothing to show. Did I start way too late?
lolWishful thinking? Hopes and shattered dreams? I dunno, I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
I planted my rhizomes this past weekend so I have nothing to show. Did I start way too late?
they can take several weeks to break ground, so you're fine.I planted my rhizomes this past weekend so I have nothing to show. Did I start way too late?
lol
you're likely right, i doubt that will become a problem. *if* it does, you could consider driving some re-bar or stakes into the ground to hold things in place.
bhughes said:Hey Brewpirate, nice to see fellow pirate holding it down with a hops garden.
BearHarry said:Year 4 of my hop garden in Mt Pleasant, MI. This weekend I set down weed barrier and mulch. This pic shows the work in progress. I laid 2 yards already and getting more tonight. Hopefully no weeding this summer! Thats always a pain.
But not all hops are in the 4th year. I added 10 last year and replaced a few here and there. I have a lot of varieties. I never do use them all... I have pounds in the freezer still.
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