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Thanks for the spot Gillian !!

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That's best practice using concrete, but for many purposes concrete isn't necessary, and when the post does eventually rot, the concrete is a pain to remove. Re treated wood, we use that on the allotment site, but there is no guarantee that the process has been carried out properly, and by the time that you find out that it hasn't, it's too late to do anything about it! I guess the thing to do is to buy from a reputable supplier, even it means paying a bit more.

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I know of them thanks Andy, but the wood is free issue at the allotment site, and preparing it gives me something to do! However it's maybe something to raise with the committee.

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Not sure that it is suitable for contact with the soil Vincent, it contains no biocide. On my allotment I have taken to embedding posts in free draining but rammed gravel to try to ensure that they are kept as dry as possible. Previous tenants have used concrete to embed the posts, but the posts rot just above the concrete and the concrete is very difficult to remove if you want to install a spur post. I believe that the various countryside agencies recommend against the use of concrete for setting wooden posts.

Been re-coating woodwork in the garden, makes you wonder if it's worthwhile as wood always rots at the junction of soil and air, but it kept me busy for a few hours. Question is do I start on the perimeter fence? Once upon a time you would coat the subsoil section of fence posts with creosote or diesel oil, but there's nothing now legally available for DIY use. Then we have the grandchildren staying with us, clueing up on Cluedo/cards/dominos on an evening, and managed a spot of kite flying in a (empty) field. Grandson currently playing his dad at the video game FIFA - something quite beyond my competence. Forgot to mention the World Series pea growing competition......

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OK, it's probably the nerd in me, but I don't like rambling acres of repetition, which makes it more difficult to see the wood for the trees. I'm always grateful to see the efforts of contributors acknowledged, but I wonder if we could refrain from copying and pasting the whole dialogue, rather than do as Iain and most others do, i.e. just re-post the bits that refer to them? It would also help if contributors confined their posts from a particular source to a single message. I know that there are problems of system stability and, to that end I frequently save the message between new additions. It only takes a second or two to save and then re-open. Indeed the Times is normally updated throughout the day, and if I find new results hours later I will just edit the existing post. Sermon over, have an enoyable and sinful day! 😉

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