Growing hops... my story
05-22-2009, 06:24 AM
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Well there is a telephone pole amongst the trees where I will be planting them. There was a previous entanglement of thorny vines and briars surrounding this area which we ripped out this spring. I'm sure some of the growth will wander onto the phone pole too.
05-22-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,May 22 2009, 04:56 AM
My soul is getting very relaxed over the realization that I have retired my S and myself from driving schools. It's projects like this that I'm so looking forward to doing.
That cant be true.
05-22-2009, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by aashish2,May 22 2009, 11:08 AM
Noooooooooo
That cant be true.
That cant be true.
You will though have to do an SCDA school to get me.
05-26-2009, 04:42 AM
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It was a big weekend on the Triple-H Plantation!
The tellis is done, on;ly after what felt like a million trips up the ladder
The top piece was not easy to get up there I might ad...
The ropes are held in with nothing more than a giant knot that won't pull through the small hole.
I ran out of daylight to get all of the plants in, but three are in
These guys look so cute, and healthy
And of course the Triple-H Plantation has a signature hop
05-26-2009, 04:50 AM
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And now for the big surprise...
I decided on Sunday I needed to do more, I needed to do something that would help me learn the true potential of these vines. I decided the trellis I made is not enough, the 16-foot 4x4's are about 2-feet in the ground so that means they are only 14-feet tall, not very impressive for a vine that might grow to 20-feet.
I'm all ready to plant my newest addition, a single 4x4 that will be used for just a single vine, the plantations's signature hop, Mt. Hood.
Yea baby, it's a full 20-feet out of the ground, with 3-feet in the ground. I pieced a 7-foot section onto the top of a 16-footer. The chair is there to put it all into scale.
And here is the same chair.
