Last year, I bought 4 varieties, in small pots, Hellertau Mittlefreuh, Cascade, Perle and Magnum. It was almost mid of June and I wasn’t sure if they would survive the hot Greek summer. But I planted them right away and hoped for the best.
Luckily they made it through the summer which wasn’t very hot. They grew up to 2 meters high, but the yearly cycle of the plants was heading towards the end. And then they gave me a few hop flowers, around 9 grams when dried.
This is the second year of my hop plants. I believe that they will grow well, since they have all the time to grow fully and the roots have been already well established.
Using two wooden beams 10cmx10cmx3m and a horizontal piece of wood, I built today a tall frame. I attached a plastic string from each plant to the horizontal beam so hops can climb. When they reach the top, I will probably place more horizontal strings and attach them to maybe another wooden frame opposite to this one.
Information about my varieties:
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