what does your hop yard set look like

[toadhall]

I'm growing them on a teepee/maypole. It works. Pole is 22feet tall, plants at the base of pole and in a ring 12' dia. I use some old galvanized trellis wire, anchored at each plant to a brick buried about 18" down. They get kind of congested at the top, and I can't just cut the wires to harvest - have to use a ladder; but then the wires are pretty permanent....

 

[PowderHoundMJ]

I sure am jealous of the real estate people have to work with. This is me squeezing it into my little urban property. It makes a nice tunnel by the fall.

Tip, 5 different varieties in 20 feet is WAY WAY WAY too close together. If I did it again I would do one or two of my favorites.

 

[ffaoe]

One the right I have my main hop trellis. The line is 550 paracord strung 80ft (only using center 45ft) between two large oak trees. The trellis height is 17 feet. I have 8 crowns in pots or buckets from six varieties. 3 cascade, 1 nugget, 1 centennial, 1 brewer's gold, 1 hallertau, and 1 williamette. All plants seem to be doing well, but the nugget, centennial, and brewer's gold are really starting to take off.

The second smaller trellis on the left is 30ft long and 10ft high. This trellis will be for the hop seedlings I am experimenting with. I have 10 cascade X unknown male seedlings in 1.5 gallon nursery pots that will be strung to the trellis in the next few weeks.

Additionally, this year I am experimenting with growing 2-row malting barley and super sweet corn. In the vegetable garden, the barley and corn are in small 3x8 plots. I'm not sure if I will try malting the barley or roasting it, but the super sweet corn I intend to use for cream ales.