- Hop tendrils are fast-growing
- Hop tendrils are right-hand rotators
- Harvest hop branches
- Dry hop tendrils for decorative purposes
Hops form long tendrils that grow upwards over a trellis. Flowers and later fruits develop on the tendril if the non-toxic hop plant is female. Hop tendrils are ideal shade providers and can also be dried for decorative purposes.
Hop tendrils can grow up to seven meters long!
Hop tendrils are fast-growing
- Up to seven meters longer
- Growth ten centimeters a day
- deciduous
- not poisonous
Depending on the variety, a hop vine can grow five to seven meters in one season. The tendrils remain smaller in the bucket.
Hop tendrils show impressive growth. On average, they grow by ten centimeters a day. If the climate is favourable, they even grow by a meter a week.
This is why hop tendrils are very suitable for shading balconies, terraces and pergolas. On the fence or on the terrace, they form a dense, decorative privacy screen in summer.
Hop tendrils are right-hand rotators
Hop tendrils have a special feature. They always turn clockwise around the climbing aid. If the direction changes for any reason, the hop vine will stop growing. As soon as the tendril twists to the right again, the hops continue to grow.
When supporting the hop vine to climb, always guide it clockwise around the plant support.
Harvest hop branches
Hop fruits grow on female plants in August and September. Because the hop tendrils grow so tall, the fruit can only be harvested using a ladder.
If that is too much effort for you, simply cut down the hop tendril so that only about 80 centimeters remain.
The fruits can be picked quickly and easily from the cut tendril.
Dry hop tendrils for decorative purposes
Hop tendrils are very decorative, especially when they bear fruit. Unfortunately, the leaves themselves cannot be dried. A hop tendril with fruit is also very pretty without leaves.
Cut the vine, remove the foliage, and hang upside down in a warm, dark, and dry place. To make the hop vine last, mist it with hairspray.
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In autumn the hops die down. The hop tendrils then dry up and are either cut or left until spring. They are then cut back in February - before the new shoots.