Topband: About planting utility poles ...

[Jeff Maass]

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> ... they won't grow, but the consensus is 10 percent plus one or two feet  of 
> their total length with a minimum of five feet in "normal" soil.  Thanks  to 
> all who responded.
>  
> I enjoyed the stories of Yagis sprouting atop the planted poles.
>  
> 73.

If the pole has BPL hardware on it, it should be buried
to 110 percent of it's total length (in "normal" soil).

Jeff  K8ND