Anchoring Hop Twine

[mxstar21]

http://growerssupply.net/index.cfm?id=9

Nice products, just wish you sold the anchors in packs of 10.

 

[GVH_Dan]

http://growerssupply.net/index.cfm?id=9

Wow, they made a membership, only made 1 post and it was to advertise their product on a thread that had gone dead over 2 years ago. Nice.

 

[mxstar21]

Wow, they made a membership, only made 1 post and it was to advertise their product on a thread that had gone dead over 2 years ago. Nice.

I didn't even notice that. Their stuff is for actually growers not homebrewers.

 

[GVH_Dan]

You don't need 5,000 clips? Group by...just get together 999 other people!

 

[TeeJo]

Geez, if you can't take a look at the picture and figure out how to make your own, you pretty much deserve to have to buy 5000 of them.
Use a cut up coat hanger wire to figure out the size you need, and make the anchors from a bit larger wire than that.

If you only need 10 at a time, you are probably better off with a stake in the ground, than leaving a metal chunk in there to rust away anyways.

I'd suggest a single link of chain or a similar loop, welded to the side of a piece of rebar.
Like this. http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/18-in-rebar-stake-with-loop/A-p8354573e

But I just put a notch in the end of a bar and used that to drive the twine in to the ground last year. Worked fine, other than the one the dog ran through. Had to push that one back in.

TeeJo

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

There is a small organic brewery in British Columbia called "Cranog" (Irish beers). They are also a small hop farm. Rebecca, the co-owner has written a 40 page manual called "Small scale hop production." I'm going by memory on the name. Anyway, she imparts a wealth of information and suggestions about growing hops that are applicable for a homebrewer. Google it.

 

[mxstar21]

Geez, if you can't take a look at the picture and figure out how to make your own, you pretty much deserve to have to buy 5000 of them.
Use a cut up coat hanger wire to figure out the size you need, and make the anchors from a bit larger wire than that.

If you only need 10 at a time, you are probably better off with a stake in the ground, than leaving a metal chunk in there to rust away anyways.

I'd suggest a single link of chain or a similar loop, welded to the side of a piece of rebar.
Like this. http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/18-in-rebar-stake-with-loop/A-p8354573e

But I just put a notch in the end of a bar and used that to drive the twine in to the ground last year. Worked fine, other than the one the dog ran through. Had to push that one back in.

TeeJo

Thank you so much. Never said I couldn't make my own. Mostly just pointing out that they were a place for commercial growers posting on a home brew forum.

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Some of the big PNW hop farmers use a metal W clip to shove it in the ground. Others just take a shovel and shove the twine into the ground.

We run a single wire about 12" above the ground and attached to our trellis system. We attach our drip irrigation system to it and tie the twin off. It can stay nice a tight and doesn't rot in the ground or leave metal behind. Wouldn't work for 1 off guys, but anyone with two poles for your hops could do this.

I do what GVH Dan does now, (Hi Dan been a while) I have used w clips, wood stakes, 8" nails, coat hangers the whole gambit. The wire between poles works the best and in the fall you can get a mower under it with no worries. I happen to use electric fence wire just because I have it, Any type of galvanized wire works great. Do it once and you are done.

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

You don't need 5,000 clips? Group by...just get together 999 other people!

Need clips or an applicator I have them for sale cheap!