Hops - is a perennial vine winding. Perhaps you have met in the villages or in the cottages high poles, completely entwined with green leaves and fruits in the form of soft knobs - this is the hop. Many grow it for the sake of such popular drink as beer. But hop is not limited to - as it is used in medicine and cosmetology, well, summer residents and gardeners love it for decoration. It looks great on the hedges, fences, gazebos, arches and pergolas.
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When choosing a place for the planting of hops, remember that this is a very photophilous plant. It should be placed in the sun for 6-8 hours a day. In addition, the hops are not too fan of acidic soil, so if your plot of land is acidic, lime before planting place. hop roots grow very fast, so the landing area should isolate, and every year the crop roots. For the same reason, do not place the planting of hops close to other plants.
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Hops are propagated by rhizomes - you can buy them in the store, ordered online, or simply ask the neighbors. Shortage of hops rhizomes - in the presence of this plant on the site - no never. The best time for planting hops - late spring. Before planting, dig up the ground well, removing weeds, disintegrating, Saturate oxygen. Dig a hole, and it make an improvised hill - rhizomes arranged in a circle - 10 cm from the surface. Fill the earth and pour and put on top of the grass or straw - so you will prevent loss of moisture and the growth of weeds.
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Hops grows vertically, so needs supports - brewers generally use vertical pillars. However, hops are also graciously accept any decorative support - be it an arch, pergola, arbor or just grille fence. hop vines can grow just 1 season 6 meters in length, so keep this in mind when selecting a suitable solid support for him.
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When Hop will go to growth, select the strongest shoots, weak remove, and the strong wrap around the support clockwise. This procedure must be repeated several times, directing the growth of Lian in the future. Hop loves sunlight, and at the same time he needs a large amount of water. If you live in a dry climate, then pour hop is necessary daily. It is also desirable to fertilize hops, especially in the first half of summer, when its growth is most active - twice a month, feed the plant with mineral fertilizers, is also responsive to spraying with a solution of boric acid.
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In the first year of life, a big harvest hops will not give, by the end of the summer, soft bumps mature on it. Their maturity can be checked by simply taking in her hand and a little open-blooded - ripe cones are filled with golden "flour."
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In the first year of life, it is advisable to hide hops for the winter - more adult plants can winter and without shelter. To do this, carefully remove the hops from the support, folding the rings, put it on the ground and cover the foliage, spruce sweetheart. With the onset of frosts, the upper part of the plant is outstanding, and with the onset of spring, the young pigle will actively go.
Hop is perhaps the best choice for rapid landscaping of country buildings and fences, in just one season he will grow a few meters and decorate any place in your garden.
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