RockHillFarm
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We are starting the installation of Vineyard Trellis in a few open areas of our 23 acre farm. Because these open areas are subject to extremely brutal high/cold winds of Coastal Northern Maine we became concerned with the spacing of the posts. I installed a small section of posts with 10 foot spacing to start with and it was suggested i open the spacing up to 15-20 feet. The worst season of the year for these high winds is during the winter months when the vines would be defoliated and wouldn't act as a sail, but on occasion we get squalls off the bay of fundy that cause wind damage during the growing season. My Question is: In your opinion do you think 10 foot spacing would be OK? They are set 3 feet deep in hard clay base with good drainage, and will have 24 inches of growing soil added to the row, bordered by mulch to assist drainage. Picture attached shows a small section i started this week of the 6 acres total to be installed.