Recent content by forbitron

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Just a quick update: My plants bounced back completely. I put up chicken wire, aluminum foil and planted marigolds. The marigolds are gigantic, the foil is down and the hops are growing fast. I am pruning the bottom 6" of each plant due to overcrowding and am trying to fight back new bines. The...

Thanks for all of the help, guys. I have taken a plan of action and hopefully it will allow them to bounce back. All things considered, they will bounce back, right? I figure with an ivy, as long as you don't pull out the root they will keep coming back. They look pretty pathetic at the moment...

It might be other mammals. Just strange because I didn't see any. I got some organic spray that the nursery claimed was okay for edible plants that should keep deer, rabbits, squirrels and other animals away. I've heard that marigolds work, as well. As for the birds, I guess I'll make some...

Deer might make sense, but there aren't many of them in the city that can jump a 6ft fence. Hmm... It is weird that I can't seem to find much on the web about this with hop plants.

I am starting my first hop garden in St. Louis. I built a raised bed arbor/trellis with 3 foot walls, 10 feet long and 12 feet high. My Chinook was taking off very well, then, right as I strung up the lines and was patiently waiting a few more weeks to train them, they started to disappear. Last...