Re: [TowerTalk] digging radials

[Phillip Zminda <phil-z@comcast.net>]

I have a vertical with 60 radials installed over time. All were staked to the 
ground with DX Engineering radial stakes or the U-shaped landscape cloth pins. 
I even use a few home-brew stakes made from coat hangers. I spaced the stakes 
about every 6 or 8 feet. The grass completely grows over the wire in a few 
weeks. This is the ideal time of year to do it, before the grass really starts 
growing. I don’t think it’s necessary for radials to much deeper than just 
under the grass. 

I also recommend the DXE radial wire. It doesn’t have memory like the wire 
spools from Home Depot and is easier to lay straight.

I have an edger attachment for my roto-tiller and tried making slits before 
using the stakes but i found it hard to hold a consistent depth and follow a 
straight enough line. 

Phil N3ZP
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