George, I can't build anything straight, so I refrain from giving advice on trellis construction!
But, we all might find this information useful: Constructing a vineyard trellis, Paul Domoto http://www.prairiefirewinery.com/Cellar/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Vineyard-Trellis-Construction.pdf How to Build Orchard and Vineyard Trellises - Book http://www.kencove.com/fence/Vineyard+Trellis_detail_ABT.php Orchard and Vineyard Trellis Construction: Part 1 http://blog.kencove.com/orchard-and-vineyard-trellis-construction-part-1/ TALL SPINDLE ORCHARD SUPPORT SYSTEMS http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/neworchard/english/apples/9trellis.html Experiences with Support Systems for the Tall Spindle Apple Planting System http://nyshs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1.Experiences-with-Support-Systems-for-the-Tall-Spindle-Apple-Planting-System.pdf Trellis Support Systems for High-Density Apples http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/proceedings/2017/TreeFruit%20Weather.%20Trellis%20Support%20Systems%20for%20High-Density%20Apples.pdf On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 2:39 PM, George Greene <cortla...@icloud.com> wrote: > David and All: > > I remember someone burying 5 foot pieces of telephone poles, cross-wise, > perhaps 3-5 feet deep at the end of a row. Most of the trellises I built > in Biglerville PA survived. > > I did have a Geneva Double-Curtin grape trellis fail when, after a big > wind storm flipped up one side of the Double-Curtin grape trellis, the > terrific imbalance caused the posts to snap off. > > Come on where are all of the experts like Jon Clements or others who are > the experts. I thought that one (or by now several) states had Extension > Bulletins on this subject. > > Be well, George > > On Mar 31, 2017, at 2:04 PM, David Kollas <kol...@frontier.com> wrote: > > Kurt and Mo: > > Thank you for your comments. > > If pull-out is the reason for discarding the Duckbill anchoring method, I > wonder if a larger model would > overcome that. The largest Duckbill model is about 12 inches long. A > second line of “duckbills”, also by Foresight > Products, is called Manta Ray, and is made for increased resistance, > installed with hydraulic jackhammer. There > are also options for stoney soils (ductile iron, hot-dipped in zinc, > rather than the standard aluminum). However, > searches of company websites, and telephone contacts, have been short on > pertinent,applicable value in my recent > efforts. > > The thought of trying to put auger-type anchors in my stony land does > not appeal to me, and driving > posts has never attracted me either. Channel iron does seem worth > trying, but I am hoping to find something > I could get really excited about. > > David > Kollas Orchard, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > > George Greene > 68 Willow Lane > Wiscasset, ME 04578 > 207-882-8074 <(207)%20882-8074> > cortla...@icloud.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- JMCEXTMAN Jon Clements cleme...@umext.umass.edu aka 'Mr Liberty' aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' IM mrhoneycrisp 413.478.7219
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