A fence line begins.
The original plan had to change. I'd fashioned a spike on the end of each post, hoping that would help it go into the ground. We aborted that idea after 5 bashes with a sledge hammer on the first post - that was going to be too much hard work.
So, an auger was needed to make holes. But which one? Cue big discussion on the merits of manual vs motor. I favour manual. Why would you want to ruin these beautiful surroundings with noise, smell and pollution? Because it saves time and effort, of course. But then, I want to lose weight, so maybe the effort expended is a good thing? Manual got its chance, and I've been really pleased with it. I certainly didn't think I'd do 3 posts in an hour. It struggles when it hits a stone - the only solution to them is to get down on hands and knees and dig it out, but would a motor driven one handle stones any better? Perhaps we'll never know, unless someone out there tells us.
And I've found out, once again, how good our soil is. Good to 40cm+.
I'm mildly irritated by the time wasted cutting spikes. But pleased I discovered that fact before doing them all. And those big chippings are the most amazing thing ever for starting a fire, so you never know, next winter I might be making some more, anyway. 😀
The fence clearly hasn't stopped the dog from being on the wrong side yet, though!
But how exciting. One step closer to animals on the farm.
