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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
----- Original Message -----
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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