Getting started with hop growing

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martindisorder

Getting started with hop growing

Post by martindisorder » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:30 pm


martindisorder

Re: Getting started with hop growing

Post by martindisorder » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:37 pm

I am contemplating growing my own hops next year but as my house is rented i wanted to do it in a planter i was thinking of something like this

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With an upright and some twine attached. Do you think this would be adequate and how high would i need to go.

Im not too worried about a big harvest the first year the main thing i would like them for is to be part of my button hole on my wedding day next August

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something like this.

Where is best to buy hop rhizomes and is there varietys that are more hardy than adequate

Cheers Martin

boingy

Re: Getting started with hop growing

Post by boingy » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:09 pm

They really do best in the ground rather than a pot but if you are prepared to put enough effort in they will grow in a pot. The bigger the better really. That wooden one might dry out a bit fast in hot weather. I'd go for a dwarf variety like Prima Donna/First Gold. They'll need supports about 8 foot high - canes will do. Non-dwarf varieties will grow as tall as your house given the opportunity.

I love the wedding plan but you might struggle to get them ready for August, depending where you live, and how early in August you need them.

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