Growing veggies between hops?

[jason.loxton]

Thinking about the suggested spacing of 5' between different varieties and 3' between plants of the same variety, the large hop trellis I am planning is going to have a lot of free space. Does anyone grow companion crops with their hops? It strikes me that beans might be a natural fit, since the trellis is already in place. Alternatively, a ground crop might help cut back on weeding.

Anyone do this or have wisdom?

Jason

[jason.loxton]

I was thinking at least for the first year... subsequent years (hopefully) the hops will be too robust!