I think your in for a treat then, if we cant outbreed gg#4, ill eat my hat! And yea, your gg#4 wasnt too shabby. wait til you get into that bubba x apollo 13. I think well call that one mendelberry
Mendelberry, I like that. I've got 2 of them in one gallon pots, and they are doing well. Just started 3 more, day before yesterday. One is already up.
I've got one for my tractor. They work great, but you'd still be hand digging anything deeper than 44". The 12" wide auger is a lot of fun when you get it stuck in clay.
My dad has the big 24", but he's on a remote cow camp. It works in the sand, but I'm digging through 2' of clay, into shale.
I tend to do things as cheaply as possible, when I build things. I plan to coat the bottoms in roofing tar I picked up at auction, for $1. I buried 12 of the same poles, (4' like you said) for 6 poles. A guy paid me to remove & dispose of a 1\2 mile of fence. I kept all the good t posts, & usable wire. A local rancher has offered to pay me to cut tamarisk, an invasive Willow like plant. Also haul off some old tires. I plan to use the poles for my corners. The t posts for line posts, & stretch wire between. I'll lay a double row of tires& weave the tamarisk, for walls. The tires will help hold in the sand I haven't traded for yet.
In the end, a 100' x 120' arena... For a $1 and some sweat.
