Robert_in_NY
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- Silver Creek, NY
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- Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
From a personal perspective I don't like wires and augers, so I went with H Braces. It's nothing more than a "look" I want. Since the rows are fairly long and there will be no additional guide wires I felt the concrete was needed. Having said that, we're in the first stages of establishing our vinyard, so the posts are not even set yet. They have been delivered (and it's a very BIG pile of posts I might add - a little over 400 total), and the schedule says we're installing next week. Originally, the "plan" was to use the space between the braces for an additional vine, but I don't think I'll need the additional space now that I've reconfigured the vineyard layout (popped a fence out another 16 feet).
Well, if the nursery ever delivers them... We ordered 700 Black Spanish and 700 Blanc Du Bois from Fairhaven Nursery in NE Texas in September. These are the two vines that grow best in our area. The original delivery date was late February or early March, but the weather in NE Texas has been rather harsh this year. As such, the Black Spanish are not ready for delivery yet (should be ready in about two weeks). The Blanc Du Bois are ready now, but since they are shipping the order on their dime they want to do a single delivey.
You should see my post pile. 2200 of them. Ordered two truckloads last fall for the new vineyards we planted last spring. Going to be fun planting all the posts this spring.
Good luck with your plants, the first year is the hardest.