----- Original Message -----
To: HackettShark AT aol.comSent:
Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: Fw: Panel Hoops
MarieI
used a cattle panel to grow blackberries on. I cut the end rods off both
ends, leaving the short rods to go into the ground. This way I didn't have
to dig a trench to put the panel in. A bolt cutter or torch will have to
be used due to the size of the rod. Judy/Ernie
DuckworthJEDs Farm...Southern
Illinoisjeduck AT midwest.net
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To: market
farmingSent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject:
Re: Panel Hoops
Thanks Phil!
Are you the fellow I met at the St. Joe Veg. Conference?
I have a feeling we will be putting all those unused emu panels to good
use this summer! And yes, the panels are 16 feet - I went out and
measured one. So you don't use a tent stake to hold the panel down?
They just rest in the trenches. Thanks for your good information.
Marie in Missouri
At 05:37 PM 01/17/2001 -0500, you wrote:
Hi Marie,
this is Phil from Iowa. I've been using hog and cattle panels
for a number of years and they are
real simple to put up. Dig a trench about
6" deep in the ground for one side
of the panel and another trench about 6"
deep on the other side. Leave a space
of approx 10' in between the trenches,
then put one end of the panel in one
side of trench and bow the panel up
until you can put the end of the panel
in the opposite side trench.
They work great for growing any
type of vining crops like burpless Cukes
and pole beans and gourds. They
work real well on growing cherry tomatoes,
tie the small tomatoes to these panels
and they will grow up through them.
The best place to find hog panels are
from the locale autions, manny hog
people have been forced out of business
because they no longer have a market
place in most areas of the country.
Hog panels are 16' by 30" , cattle
panels are 16' by 48"
should be able to find used for about 8 to 10
dollars for hog, and 10 to 12 dollars
for cattle.
Phil Hackett
Homeside Farm Market & Greenhouses
Carson, Iowa ---
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