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throwaway · February 12, 2017

How alkaline would my soil need to be to destroy the t-posts? The $5 meter says we're in the mid 7's, maybe closer to 8.

Didn't cure the bamboo with heat or oil (wondered what the neighbors would think of my holding 8 foot culms over the grill, but that's another story), but I have them upright in the garage and they seem pretty well dried. Hopefully that's enough to last a season? Grows like grass, so replacing isn't much of a chore. But I suppose tying it to a post at ground level would grant some more life to them.

Regarding tying the bamboo to the t-posts, what about something like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/YARDGARD-...183A/202025622

February 12, 2017	#24
throwaway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 92	How alkaline would my soil need to be to destroy the t-posts? The $5 meter says we're in the mid 7's, maybe closer to 8. Didn't cure the bamboo with heat or oil (wondered what the neighbors would think of my holding 8 foot culms over the grill, but that's another story), but I have them upright in the garage and they seem pretty well dried. Hopefully that's enough to last a season? Grows like grass, so replacing isn't much of a chore. But I suppose tying it to a post at ground level would grant some more life to them. Regarding tying the bamboo to the t-posts, what about something like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/YARDGARD-...183A/202025622