Hop is a long-term curling liana. Plants during the season expel stalks long up to 10-15 meters. Late fall all elevated part of plant dies off, and in the earth it is necessary to winter powerful rhizome. Cones of hop are used in the brewing industry, and many gardeners use this plant for vertical gardening. Perfectly hop on pergolas and gazebos looks.
It is required to you
- Hop saplings, organic and mineral fertilizers, support for stalks.
Instruction
1. The homeland of hop - fertile damp regions of tropics therefore allocate the fertile, rather humidified and light space for hop landing. Try not to place landings in the places which are strongly blown by winds since hop rods fragile. The distance between plants should not be less than 1 meter. It is the simplest to multiply hop rhizome pieces.
2. If the soil where you are going to land hop, sour, previously lime it. For good aeration add sand. You remember - hop does not grow on boggy soils.
3. Make support on which the stalk of plant will curl for hop. Plants can clasp and climb up both thick pipes, and fine wire. Consider only the considerable weight of plant. Remember that without support of cones from hop not to wait.
4. Feed up hop organic and mineral fertilizers in the summer and it is abundant water. Periodically hill plants of hop and regularly weed weeds on young plantations.
5. Hop can strongly be surprised plant louse therefore at the beginning of summer carry out spraying of plants by insecticides. Try to try to obtain when processing that means well moistened lower face of leaves. Exactly there usually wreckers also crowd.
6. In the fall (the end of August-September) remove hop cones, and cut off stalk with leaves secateurs and burn for prevention of reproduction of diseases and wreckers.