I have some rows that are 375 ft long supported by Best Angle stakes that
are in their 14th year. A Vert Axe system on M9 at 5X15. I have been very
careful to keep large limbs out of the tops. The Best Angle stakes are the
largest ones, 10' long and about every 30'. So far so good. We used the
same system in 2002 on more 375' rows. So far so good on those as well.
The end anchors are either buried wheel rims or those helix anchors.
Art Kelly
Kelly Orchards
Acton, ME
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Clements" <jmcext...@gmail.com>
To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: posts for organic orchard
I am intrigued by the option of using metal stakes (best angle?) for
smaller plantings (several acres) and with very hi-density systems
(tall-spindle or super spindle, 3 ft or 2 ft between trees
respectively) on, for example, B.9 rootstock. But I have been told
they will not hold up? I am thinking row lengths of several hundred
feet, placing the stakes every 10 meters (30 feet) or so, 10 ft. tall
stakes driven 2.5 feet into ground puts the top wire at 7.5 feet.
Seems cost-effective, easy to run wires through holes, easy to drive
(compared to wood) and should be OK for organic. Need to figure out
the end-support I suppose. What am I missing?
Jon
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Gary Mount
<gbmo...@alumni.princeton.edu> wrote:
I will be planting an orchard for organic production this year and am
looking for a solution to obtaining posts. As far as I know, treated posts
are not acceptable in the NOP (I would love to stand corrected on this
one)
and I don,t like metal posts very much. I saw some really nice concrete
posts at Fruit Logistica last winter in Berlin, but don't know of any in
the
USA. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
-
Gary Mount
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-2310
609-924-8569 fx
609-462-9672 cell
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