So basically my set up is going to be 100 plants.
I am going to be having four rows, each 70 feet long.
My 100 crowns are coming next friday from Great Lakes Hops and I am still in the process of getting everything ready. My trellis is about 18 feet tall and right now I am at the point where I am trying to decide what type of wire/cable/rope to use to string across the poles for each row. For this Im leaning towards stainless steel braided cable. But I am having a harder decision trying to decide on what to use for the hops plants to grow up on. I know most people use hemp but I was looking more towards standard types of ropes because its cheaper and I need 2,000 to 4,000 feet depending on if I do two ropes per plant or one. Each piece of rope will be going to metal wire above. Any input is needed, Im looking for as many tips as possible since I have never even grown a single hop plant in my life and am going big right away. Please feel free to through in what ever opinons you may have. THANKS!
I am going to be having four rows, each 70 feet long.
My 100 crowns are coming next friday from Great Lakes Hops and I am still in the process of getting everything ready. My trellis is about 18 feet tall and right now I am at the point where I am trying to decide what type of wire/cable/rope to use to string across the poles for each row. For this Im leaning towards stainless steel braided cable. But I am having a harder decision trying to decide on what to use for the hops plants to grow up on. I know most people use hemp but I was looking more towards standard types of ropes because its cheaper and I need 2,000 to 4,000 feet depending on if I do two ropes per plant or one. Each piece of rope will be going to metal wire above. Any input is needed, Im looking for as many tips as possible since I have never even grown a single hop plant in my life and am going big right away. Please feel free to through in what ever opinons you may have. THANKS!