These permanent installations feature a grid of heavy poles and high-tensile wire situated 15 to 20 feet above the ground. Growers train the climbing bines up heavy coir strings dropped from the wire canopy. The term is predominantly used in British farming, whereas North American growers typically use different terminology for the same infrastructure.
Heard on the job
The windstorm snapped three perimeter poles in the lower hop garden, so grab the auger and the wire tensioners.
Do not mix it up with
- Hopyard: Hop garden is the traditional British term, while hopyard is used in North America and parts of western England.