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  • March 1st 2017 Issue
  • Story by Jared Johnson, Ross Courtney
  • Tips to build a trusty trellis

    Farm consultant shares trellis construction guidelines.

    Put at least one quarter of a trellis post in the ground, use high-quality wire and think of tug-of-war when placing end posts. Those are just a few tips an Ontario farm consultant shared with apple growers in January at the Empire State Producers conference in Syracuse, New York. Hugh Fraser “If you were to canvass every apple grower you’d probably find that every grower that’s got a trellis system has five different trellis systems on their own operation,” said Hugh Fraser, proprietor of OTB Farm Solutions in St. Catharines, Ontario. “I’d be surprised, frankly, if you find two orchards […]

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