Thanks Chris, we'll give it a try. Art Kelly
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Chris Hedges <[email protected]> wrote: > To get through a gravelly hard pan, we have generally waited until after > significant rainfall, failing that, if we have trickle irrigation, we run it > to saturate the soil when we are pounding in posts. > > Chris Hedges > Waterford, Ontario > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Arthur Kelly <[email protected]> > *To:* Apple-Crop <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:14 PM > *Subject:* Apple-Crop: trellis posts > > Does anyone have any experience or suggestions for pounding or setting line > posts for a tree support system into hard-pan? We have 24-30 inches of soil > and then hard-pan. Some years ago we tried to auger in posts and had great > difficulty penetrating the hard-pan. I'm feeling the posts should go in at > least 36 inches with 8-9 ft above ground. We have been using Best Angle > stakes but I'm hearing they aren't that long lived due to rust and bending. > > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > >
