[Apple-Crop] Soil Anchors

[David Gleason]

This year at the Washington Hort Meetings and at the IFTA, Mark De Kleine gave presentations on trellis building and structural integrity for support systems.
Check out this article: 
http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apples-pears/dont-underestimate-the-importance-of-a-solid-foundation-in-your-orchard/

Dave Gleason
Superfreshgrowers.com
Yakima, WA


On March 31, 2017, at 11:05 AM, David Kollas <kollas at frontier.com> wrote:

	Kurt and Mo:

		Thank you for your comments.

		If pull-out is the reason for discarding the Duckbill anchoring method, I wonder if a larger model would
overcome that.  The largest Duckbill model is about 12 inches long.  A second line of “duckbills”, also by Foresight 
Products, is called Manta Ray, and is made for increased resistance, installed with hydraulic jackhammer.  There 
are also options for stoney soils  (ductile iron, hot-dipped in zinc, rather than the standard aluminum).  However,
searches of company websites, and telephone contacts, have been short on pertinent,applicable value in my recent 
efforts.
		
	     The thought of trying to put auger-type anchors in my stony land does not appeal to me, and driving
posts has never attracted me either.  Channel iron does seem worth  trying, but I am hoping to find something
I could get really excited about.

David
Kollas Orchard, CT

		
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