Help w/ Field Fence Installation

[Bear Foot Farm]

I need to wait until right after the full moon to cement them in.

Actually it's better NOT to use cement.
The posts will shrink away from it and leave a space for water to enter, causing them to rot sooner

Just backfill and tamp with the soil you dig out, and set the posts DEEP

I use 8 ft telephone poles, with 4 ft in the ground

Here's a good installation site:

http://www.redbrand.com/installation/​

 

[bigredfeather]

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Actually it's better NOT to use cement.
The posts will shrink away from it and leave a space for water to enter, causing them to rot sooner

Just backfill and tamp with the soil you dig out, and set the posts DEEP

I use 8 ft telephone poles, with 4 ft in the ground

Here's a good installation site:

http://www.redbrand.com/installation/

I considered not using cement. You may have talked me into it with this reason.

Thanks for the advice and especially the link. I have been looking for something like that.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fence_field_put_up.html

This is a good tutorial I have used before. I hope it helps! We are currently fencing 10 acres for a friend so we must have done a good enough job on ours