Some more progress
Put in eye bolts on the end of each row of posts at 1', 3' and 5' height
Eye Bolt by
British Red, on Flickr
I chose to run 2mm galvanised wire. The RHS calls for thicker but I can pull an eight foot fence post out of the ground when its got 50 pounds of concrete on it with 2mm, so its man enough in my book. I also broke out the wire tensioners and fencing pliers. You can get away without wire tensioners on this job, but you might need two of you.
Wire Strainers by
British Red, on Flickr
The wire tensioners let me pull the wire tight and have two hands free to tie off to the second eye bolt
Straining Wire by
British Red, on Flickr
Any slack in the wire can be removed by winding the eye bolt through the post. But do all three wires together and go gentle - you really can break a post or pull it up!
Tensioning Wire by
British Red, on Flickr
At the end I had three runs of wire....
Three Sets of cane wires by
British Red, on Flickr
The next day I added 6" gravel boards all around as I intend to put a thick wood chip mulch in to hold water and suppress weeds.
Gravel Boards by
British Red, on Flickr
Yesterday we planted a dozen early raspberries (Glen Moy) a dozen Mid season (Glen Ample) and a dozen late (Joan J).
Raspeberries by
British Red, on Flickr
We also added eight primocane blackberries (Reuben). These grow on upright canes like Blackberries and can be cut to the ground in February as they fruit on current years growth
Blackberries by
British Red, on Flickr
Just waiting on my tree surgeon buddy for the wood chip now
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