Still Wrong
We set the poles 30" deep. The amended sandy loam topsoil is 18-21" deep. Then there is red clay that is wet. I packed each hole myself with mostly clay. The poles where put in using a line. They were straight.
I cut and screwed on the horizontal header boards. It looked nice. I unscrewed the boards and put the first coat of paint on them. You'll see why I removed them to paint them in the pictures. The whole idea was to give the posts a new fresh coat of barn red paint and the other boards white.
Did that yesterday and finished off the day mowing. I got up this morning to look around at the gardens. And looked at the poles... not one of them are plumb. The picture actually makes them look better than they actually are.
I have some old 2x10s and 12s. I guess we can rip those with the table saw and make DIY 4x4s for the other row and then connect the rows at the top with an arch or something. I wasn't ready to do that yet. I'm not sure I am physically able to this even with help.
But #$%^, I'm not going to leave it wrong.
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