You definitely didn't see my flood photos, but it's not been high for months.Stu Brew said:If its only a part Id be inclined to cut it off and throw it away!! You dont want it spreading to the healthy portions. Make sure you used a clean and sterile knife. Make sure the bed is draining well too! maybe just add some more airy stuff like perlite to the soil roots going mushy is probably lack of oxygen getting to the roots, so your water must be pooling a bit? Even just cut it off and throw some sand or something on top something that drains well.
Mostly Silver Perch and some Tanadanus catfish. Both top eating quality. I can vouch for the silvers good eating so far.A.B. said:Nice setup Dan, what sort of fishies?
Cut yourself on a corny keg Stu?Stu Brew said:Ignoring the 6 stitches in my hand and laid some cable today!
3rd time is so much easier. I know what im doing, how im doing it and the easiest most efficient way to do it!
Im building the main trellis on the ground then we're going to lift it in one piece as we put the central wire in to help hold everything up nice and high! Then I can tension it all from the ground.
This is probably the hardest bit of hops farming to be completely honest....building stupid high trellises its certainly not for those afraid of heights, or anyone with bad balance. Standing on top of a ladder with 2 points of contact holding cable in one hand and an impact driver in the other....but really its just got to be done and if I dont do it, it'll cost me $3000 for someone else to do it for me!! Separating the men from the boys......just a bit of cable!
Stu Brew, how'd you fair with all the rain etc the other day ?, I can't see a river running through in the pics.Stu Brew said:Ignoring the 6 stitches in my hand and laid some cable today!
3rd time is so much easier. I know what im doing, how im doing it and the easiest most efficient way to do it!
Im building the main trellis on the ground then we're going to lift it in one piece as we put the central wire in to help hold everything up nice and high! Then I can tension it all from the ground.
This is probably the hardest bit of hops farming to be completely honest....building stupid high trellises its certainly not for those afraid of heights, or anyone with bad balance. Standing on top of a ladder with 2 points of contact holding cable in one hand and an impact driver in the other....but really its just got to be done and if I dont do it, it'll cost me $3000 for someone else to do it for me!! Separating the men from the boys......just a bit of cable!
Mt hood up today. Victoria is already the best part of a foot up its string.AJ80 said:Cascade has just poked it's head up. Mt Hood and Chinook still sleeping...
Oh there was river....Thing is I havnt planted yet cause who would want to be that guy....they'd all be out at sea by now!! Things are doing well in pots at the moment....the crowns in the ground are just about to shoot. TBH im actually happy about this rain...since I have stitches in one hand im protecting im going pretty slow atm. The crowns are happy af about the rain and 'minor flooding' according to the BOM. Will update Target tomorrow...dont want to upset anyone!spog said:Stu Brew, how'd you fair with all the rain etc the other day ?, I can't see a river running through in the pics.
Have you tried to grow anything that deep rooted in a wicking bed before?Futur said:Just thought I'd contribute to this thread. These are my first year plants (cascade and Hersbrucker) in a wicking bed here in Brisbane.
No I haven't, this is my first time using the wicking bed and first year growing hops. It has a soil depth of about 40cm and it's dedicated just to the two hop plants. So it doesn't really matter if it takes it over completely. If they don't work this season I'll transfer the rhizomes out of the bed into solid ground I guess.DrSmurto said:Have you tried to grow anything that deep rooted in a wicking bed before?
Love my wicking beds for herbs and vegies but they are reasonably shallow rooted plants. Hops have a monster tap root and a habit of spreading so will take over your wicking bed completely.
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