Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-21 Thread Mo Tougas
Arthur, My experience from the October snow storm a couple years ago. Our losses were from line posts, not ends. Driven posts did not break or go over, where augured did. Line post spacing under 30' were fine, all failures were with spacings at or over 30'. Hillsides more vulnerable than flat

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-21 Thread Larry Lutz
Sent from my iPhone On 2014-02-21, at 7:01 AM, Mo Tougas appleman.maur...@gmail.com wrote: Arthur, My experience from the October snow storm a couple years ago. Our losses were from line posts, not ends. Driven posts did not break or go over, where augured did. Line post spacing under

[apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Arthur Kelly
What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that growers have experience with? -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread kuffelcreek
Hi Art; Are you talking about total length of a row, or length between support posts? Kevin Hauser Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery Riverside, CA On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:23:45 -0500, Arthur Kelly kellyorcha...@gmail.com wrote: What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Fleming, William
: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that growers have experience with? -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Hugh Thomas
*Subject:* [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that growers have experience with? -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread dmnorton
, 2014 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis In theory, trellis rows could be “as long as you want them to be,” but in reality there are almost certainly limits to the amount of tension the end-posts can handle without coming out of the ground. Consider the worst

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Bill Beni
We have rows over 1100 feet long but installed an 'H' brace at about 400' - 500' to add stability. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Arthur Kelly kellyorcha...@gmail.comwrote: What is the longest length of trellis for tall spindle apple planting that growers have experience with? -- Art

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Harold Schooley
-heavy. Harold Schooley Schooley Orchards Simcoe, ON, Canada From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of David A. Rosenberger Sent: February-20-14 1:29 PM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

Re: [apple-crop] Tall spindle trellis

2014-02-20 Thread Jill Kelly
Row length Kevin. We are at 30-35' between line posts. On Feb 20, 2014, at 9:13 AM, kuffelcr...@kuffelcreek.com kuffelcr...@kuffelcreek.com wrote: Hi Art; Are you talking about total length of a row, or length between support posts? Kevin Hauser Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery Riverside,