Persimmons 2024

[marten]

This is how I deal with the two problems of (1) keeping the cage secure and (2) allowing for inside access:

Alternative to zip ties?

I had the same issue with zip ties – just too inconvenient to open up the cage for regular maintenance – so I use a slightly different method that I’ve slowly developed over years, which dispenses with the t-posts entirely. Imagine that the cage makes a circle with 0 degrees at the point where the edges meet. I secure the cage into the ground with three pieces of J-hook rebar driven in at 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees (see the blue arrow in the picture below). The ends of the cage at…