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- Pull hops in a bucket - Screen protection for the terrace
- Advantages of breeding in the bucket
- How to cultivate hops in the bucket
- Hops in the bucket must be protected from frost
- Tips
Hops also thrives as a container plant
Pull hops in a bucket - Screen protection for the terrace
Not only for brewing beer, but also as a screen for terraces and balconies hops is very well suited. The easy-care climbing plant can be easily pulled in the bucket. How to maintain a hop plant in the pot.
Advantages of breeding in the bucket
Hops in the garden has a decisive disadvantage. It spreads strongly and can hardly be removed once it has settled in. In addition, the plants are very high when they grow in the field.
When breeding hops in a bucket, these problems can be solved easily. The plant
How to cultivate hops in the bucket
While hops in the open air require little care except for pruning, the care effort in the tub is slightly higher.
There must be no waterlogging. The pot must therefore have a sufficiently large drain hole, so that excess irrigation water can drain. The soil must not dry out completely, so you must pour the hops more often.
Loose, nutritious garden soil is sufficient. The hops are fertilized once a month, as in the field, with vegetable fertilizer or, if available, stinging nettle.
Hops in the bucket must be protected from frost
Basically, the native climber is absolutely hardy. She moves in and leaves only a dry stalk behind. Therefore hops do not need any winter protection outdoors.
The bucket is a bit different. Here, the earth freezes faster when it is very cold for a long time. You must therefore protect the pot from frost. Place the bucket on an insulating surface like a polystyrene plate and wrap it in foil until spring.
Do not cut the plant back, but leave the withered stems until spring. In February, cut the hops to the ground. Then it's time to repot the climbing plant.
Tips
Also in the pot hops do not come without trellis. Attach a plant support. Even better is a location in front of a tall grid or a pergola, where the shoots can rise.