Re: [GBlist] RE: shading my trailer

[Alan Courtright <acourtri@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us>]

On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Corwyn wrote:

> Hops!  They are vine that is easy to train up a string (it goes where 
> you want it).  And they are known to grow 8-12 inches per DAY.  oh, and 
> you can flavor your beer with them... :-)

You might want to check with somebody who has planted them personally, to
find out whether they're going to put on that kind of growth the FIRST
YEAR after planting.  So many plants "grow like crazy", but first they
have to get their roots down--and that can often take a year or two.  

Once established, you can cut 'em down to the ground and they'll truly
grow like crazy.  But that "once established" can be tricky.

                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=   
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                       



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