LeftyRighty
Well-Known Member
yeah, I know, a bit early to be worrying about harvesting my hops, but I have a question.
This is the 2nd year of my hops, and they're doing great - the Cascade & Mt Hood vines are up to the top of my trellis, about 18 feet, and the Goldings at 12 ft. Lots of hop cones setting on. The way my trellis' are built, the only way I can harvest the hops at the top of the vines will be to drop my trellis' to the ground. I don't have a step ladder that tall, and the trellis is not stout enough to lean a straight ladder against. Dropping the trellis down will be relatively easy, as well as re-assemble next spring..
So, this means I'll have to harvest all the hops at one time. Is this the way it's normally done? Do all hop cones 'ripen' at the same time, or do I just take what I can get and not worry that some are not fully ripened.
I guess I could lay the trellis down, propped up so the vines are off the ground, then pick the cones as they finish ripening.
I need some recommendations from those with experience. thanks!
This is the 2nd year of my hops, and they're doing great - the Cascade & Mt Hood vines are up to the top of my trellis, about 18 feet, and the Goldings at 12 ft. Lots of hop cones setting on. The way my trellis' are built, the only way I can harvest the hops at the top of the vines will be to drop my trellis' to the ground. I don't have a step ladder that tall, and the trellis is not stout enough to lean a straight ladder against. Dropping the trellis down will be relatively easy, as well as re-assemble next spring..
So, this means I'll have to harvest all the hops at one time. Is this the way it's normally done? Do all hop cones 'ripen' at the same time, or do I just take what I can get and not worry that some are not fully ripened.
I guess I could lay the trellis down, propped up so the vines are off the ground, then pick the cones as they finish ripening.
I need some recommendations from those with experience. thanks!