Nah, not strong enough to tilt an extention ladder up on them.
But at 8 tall, I can pick them from the ground.;)
I anchored with rebar shoved into the ground,
they sway a bit but have not come down.
Cheers to inovation and the small scale organic farmer!
Hopefully, folks will look back on your pioneering efforts in the North Fork Valley, and say man, remember when you made that first hop stripper...:mug:
Best of luck for harvest 2009!
Just don't let the chickens scratch around the crown until the shoots are up a bit.
They can really stunt your bine growth if they get hammered early in spring.