My Hop frame, with Hops and now harvested

Muddydisco · Jan 5, 2010

This will be an ongoing thread as my frame takes shape and takes it's new hops to great heights.

This will be the hop frame once made, the pulleys each will have a rope and a single hop growing off them all going out in a radius.

I shall post some pic's of the plot of land once theres more to see than brown dirt and horse poo.

tubthumper · Jan 8, 2010

I got a bit of builders line( flourecent red) attatched to a tree in my garden about 30 foot up hoping my new hops grow up that looks cool in the snow3
i was thinking of doing the uprights on my allotment with galvanised conduit you can get it in 3mt lenghts with threaded on each end so 2 of them each end and use wire across the top on pullys and then just run wires up to the cross wire but your maypole looks like an idea I might try and work out with the conduit
costed to Â£37.50
with upright 7.5mtr allowing 1.5mtr in the ground
also with round bar you wouldnt need pullys
check out conduit see what you think

Muddydisco · Jan 8, 2010

For me and my area I don't think it would stand up to the weight of the hops and some of the winds I have up here, I have recorded 40mph winds thoughout the year.
And I can get hold of steel easily :whistle:

Vossy1 · Jan 9, 2010

Very nice md, a verticle allotment

Bru4u · Jan 9, 2010

The 20mm conduit may be too floppy, the hops could be under a lot of stress climbing a moving target, a way around it would be to make the guide wires strong and very tight to act as stays. I'd use poly rope rather than builders line, the hops would also get better grip.

Aleman · Jan 9, 2010

Might I suggest that you use natural hessian twine for the hops to grow up, as it really does make it easy for them to grip . . . polyprop is a bit slippery

Vossy1 · Jan 9, 2010

Last year the natural twine I used rotted really quickly due to all the wet weather :roll:

Better get really thick stuff as you have the winds to contend with also.

Muddydisco · Jan 9, 2010

I was thinking of some 6 mm polyester braid on braid sheet/ Halyard rope can get my hands on some and will last for years.
And i can splice the ends to make everything neat.

Vossy1 · Jan 9, 2010

At my allotment I was told not to use twine for climbing plants as it burns the tendrills (I imagine they meant friction), they advised me to use plastic coated steel wire....after I had made everything climb with natural twine :roll:

PS, the plants still climbed and didn't complain :rofl:

Muddydisco · Jan 9, 2010

Well I have three months to work it out, Maybe do a test of all different types of rope twine and ask the plants which one they like! :lol:

Vossy1 · Jan 9, 2010

:lol:

tubthumper · Jan 9, 2010

your allotment were very mistaken as they grow not climb otherwise they would be riping out the tendrils that twine
as the hops litlraly twine they are growing from the top not sliding up from the ground .not sure how friction could really come into it. but as they grow very fast maybe friction is to play but i doubt it . more likely they got some of the plastic coated wire that they need to sell off

prolix · Jan 10, 2010

I think it may be chaffing as in the rubbing as it moves in the wind rather than friction burns because it grows so fast

evanvine · Jan 10, 2010

As Vossy says, plants don't give a damn what they climb up.
Ever tried removing dead ones from a smooth plastic down pipe?
6mm poly rope is ideal!

Muddydisco · Mar 11, 2010

Well here it is.....
I can't get it up at the moment as It's a bit big. :grin: I'm having a few mates come round to help me with my erection this weekend, hopefully they will get it up for me :lol:

unclepumble · Mar 11, 2010

I can't get it up at the moment as It's a bit big. I'm having a few mates come round to help me with my erection this weekend, hopefully they will get it up for me

I'm glad you put pictures on that post fnar fnar. :rofl:

Aleman · Mar 11, 2010

My! That's a big erection :shock:

fnar, fnar

Muddydisco · Mar 11, 2010

I don't know why everything ends up so big??? I need a 3m tape measure not the 10m one I have!

tubby_shaw · Mar 11, 2010

Doesn't look big enough to me :P

Muddydisco · Mar 13, 2010

My erection got up this evening but was to dark to take photo's. I will take some in the glory of the morning! :lol:

My Hop frame, with Hops and now harvested

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