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OT. Martin house pole

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Jim-IL

05-29-2004 06:08:47




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I'm going to put up a martin house atop a 20' pole sandwiched between 2 short side poles so that it can swivel so I can lower it. My question is, what do I need in the way of concrete and where would you place it in the hole. The pipes are 3 1/2" diameter. I'm in northern Illinois so the frost line is 42" deep.




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rod

05-29-2004 18:36:32




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 Re: OT. Martin house pole in reply to Jim-IL, 05-29-2004 06:08:47  
I thought martins are kind of perticular when it comes to height. 12'-15'



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Vern-MI

05-30-2004 04:27:35




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 Re: Re: OT. Martin house pole in reply to rod, 05-29-2004 18:36:32  
Purple Martins are very picky but once established they will keep comming back. Very good birds for eating lots of bugs. They fly circles around me when I'm mowing since it stirs up the bugs and makes for easy Purple Martin eating. Fun to watch also as they zoom around.

The height can be 10 to 20 feet and there is also a seperation distance of 30 to 40 feet from any trees or houses.

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Ron

05-29-2004 09:16:17




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 Re: OT. Martin house pole in reply to Jim-IL, 05-29-2004 06:08:47  
I used an earth auger and drilled down about 36". Then I dropped in a 42" length of PVC pipe, just large enough to hold the pole (in your case, 4" PVC would work well). I can take the house down and put it back up in seconds, frost depth doesn't matter, and no concrete is needed.



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