Wild hops tend to proliferate. Once it has really settled into the garden, it is almost impossible to remove. Cultivated hops are less prone to spreading and should therefore be preferred when planting. How to remove hops from the garden.
How to remove hops in the garden?
To remove hops from the garden, you can use the following methods: repeatedly cut hop tendrils close to the ground, heavily moisten the soil or allow it to dry out, or dig up the rhizome. Chemical agents are not recommended.
Methods for controlling hops
- Constantly cut hop tendrils close to the ground
- Wet the soil heavily or allow it to dry out
- Dig up roots
Not all methods lead to success in every case. If you want to completely destroy hops, you must expect that this will take several years.
Cut off the vines
Removing the hop tendrils as soon as they start to sprout is a long process but requires no harmful substances and requires a lot of work. Cut the vines just above the ground. Over time, the plant can no longer absorb nutrients and dies.
Create poor site conditions
Hops need a slightly moist, but not wet location. Over a longer period of time, try to water the roots so heavily that the young roots rot and can no longer absorb nutrients.
Conversely, it is worth trying to destroy hops through drought. However, this is not easy with plants outdoors, as the soil is constantly getting wet due to rain. However, you should have some success with young plants.
Dig up roots
The safest way to remove hops is to dig up the rootstock. This is a significant amount of work because hops have very deep roots. You also have to grab all the root pieces, as the plant will sprout again from small residues.
It is problematic when hops grow between other plants. These will be damaged by digging and may also collapse.
Fighting hops with chemical agents?
Chemical agents such as Round-up cannot be recommended for hop removal due to their harmfulness to beneficial garden creatures and humans. Even if the ecological methods are more time-consuming, they are the only viable way.
Tip
Hops can be used in many different ways. A tea made from the ancient medicinal plant has a calming effect. The young sprouts can be harvested and prepared like asparagus.
