Posted by paul on March 24, 2009 at 16:01:49 from (66.44.132.127):
In Reply to: Dumb concrete question posted by Dumb concrete question on March 24, 2009 at 06:57:37:
Concrete makes it's own heat as it cures, so should be good down to 20-25 for lows with no problem at all. In a hole in the dirt, no concern whatsoever, it will not get that cold in the hole. No worries on the weather for you.
I can understand a hunk of concrete around the bottom of the pole down below the frost line, 4+ feet deep. Keeps the pole anchored.
I would _not_ encase the whole post in concrete to the surface, 'here' that would lead to the post rotting off. Like any livestock post, the rotting is near the surface where it goes between dry & wet - and concrete makes that effect moreso worse than just dirt. 'Here' anyhow.
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