ThinBlueLine
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So I decided to try my hand at growing hops in Oklahoma. I couldn't find any articles from anyone who had grown in OK and with our crazy hot weather I'm not entirely sure what to expect. The area I placed the beds will give the hops sun until about 2pm and then the area will be partially shaded from the hottest afternoon sun.
After reading about all the different set-ups, I decided to go with 2 8'x8' beds with 4 plants (1 in each corner) in each bed. I brought in a load of sandy loam and composted it with manure and cotton burr compost. Each bed will have a 20ft steel pole in the middle with and eye bolt at the top. A piece of twine will run from each plant to the top of the pole. I think this is called tent style?
It seems from what ive read that cascades are the easiest to grow/most heat tolerant so I have 4 of those in the first bed and in the other bed I have one of each of centennial, magnum, nugget, and willamette.
With all of that said... He are my questions.... Has anyone tried growing in Oklahoma or in a similar environment and if so, what were the results? Do you think the hop varieties I chose will tolerate the summer heat? Has anyone used the tent style hop trellis and if so, pro/cons or tips?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
After reading about all the different set-ups, I decided to go with 2 8'x8' beds with 4 plants (1 in each corner) in each bed. I brought in a load of sandy loam and composted it with manure and cotton burr compost. Each bed will have a 20ft steel pole in the middle with and eye bolt at the top. A piece of twine will run from each plant to the top of the pole. I think this is called tent style?
It seems from what ive read that cascades are the easiest to grow/most heat tolerant so I have 4 of those in the first bed and in the other bed I have one of each of centennial, magnum, nugget, and willamette.
With all of that said... He are my questions.... Has anyone tried growing in Oklahoma or in a similar environment and if so, what were the results? Do you think the hop varieties I chose will tolerate the summer heat? Has anyone used the tent style hop trellis and if so, pro/cons or tips?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!