ThePlantGuy978
Muscadines And More
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Installation of 4’ end posts
I installed (14) 4” end posts in my new Muscadine section.
The rows are very short, only 25’. I planted each post 2’ deep and compacted the soil around each post with a pick ax handle. When I installed them about 2-3 weeks ago the posts were solid and steady. When I shortened the posts to 5’ above ground level with my chainsaw I noticed that some of the post had lessened up a bit without any tension applied to any one of them. Each row will only have 2 plants. I believe that the ground around some posts shrank a bit as the soil does in a pot if not adequately watered. I am thinking of pounding in a 2”x2” x 18” PT wooden wedge on the plant side of each post to solidify each post.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Hans
I installed (14) 4” end posts in my new Muscadine section.
The rows are very short, only 25’. I planted each post 2’ deep and compacted the soil around each post with a pick ax handle. When I installed them about 2-3 weeks ago the posts were solid and steady. When I shortened the posts to 5’ above ground level with my chainsaw I noticed that some of the post had lessened up a bit without any tension applied to any one of them. Each row will only have 2 plants. I believe that the ground around some posts shrank a bit as the soil does in a pot if not adequately watered. I am thinking of pounding in a 2”x2” x 18” PT wooden wedge on the plant side of each post to solidify each post.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Hans