- That's how high hops get
- Average increase per day
- Restrict hop growth
- Without a climbing aid, hops stay smaller
The growth of hops is impressive. The climbing plant reaches a height of seven to nine meters in one summer - depending on the variety. Hops are deciduous and wither in winter. In spring the plant will sprout again.
Hops can reach remarkable heights
That's how high hops get
Wild hops grow up to nine meters high. Real hops stay a little smaller at seven meters. The climbing plant reaches its impressive height in one gardening season.
If you grow the hops in a bucket or on the balcony railing, the plant will reach a height of between three and four metres.
A sufficient supply of nutrients is a prerequisite for rapid growth. Hops must be fertilized monthly with vegetable fertilizer (7.49€) or nettle manure.
Average increase per day
You can literally watch the hops grow. On average, the plant gets ten centimeters taller every day.
If the temperatures, location and care are right, the weekly growth can be one meter.
Restrict hop growth
If you don't want the hops to grow quite so tall, you can cut them back in height.
Another way to restrict growth is to leave a lot of shoots. The hops then have to distribute their power over several tendrils so that the individual shoots do not receive enough energy.
Without a climbing aid, hops stay smaller
In order for the hops to grow very tall, they need a trellis on which the shoots can wind up. You only do this to the right, i.e. clockwise.
If the tendrils twist in the other direction, the hops will stop growing and die. Only when the direction of rotation is correct again does the climbing plant continue to grow. If necessary, you must support the shoots when tendrils. Lay them clockwise around the stretched ropes or stakes.
If the hop grows on the balcony and climbs the balcony railing, it will fall down as soon as it has reached the upper edge of the railing. This looks very decorative, but growth is significantly slowed down as a result.
tips
When harvesting hops, height can become an issue. In commercial cultivation, the tendrils are therefore completely cut off and laid on the ground. There the hops can then be picked without a ladder.