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b. Run a long tape measure from
corner post 2 to corner post 3.
Secure one end to post 2. Pull
it tight and secure the other
end to post 3. Secure with duct
tape, clamps, or something
similar. This will serve as a
gauge as well as a straight line
for setting the other posts.
c. Using the long tape measure
as a guide, set the rest of the
posts for this side of the tunnel
at your desired spacing (most
often 4
’ apart).
d. Repeat steps b and c for the
other side of the tunnel.
4.
If you do choose to use weed barrier,
proceed as follows:
a. Perform step 3.a. on the previous page to set
and square the four corner posts.
b. If you have a pair of D-handle garden forks or
spades, you can quickly set up your weed
barrier on a makeshift spool such as this. This
makes handling and cutting to length very easy.
A piece of top-rail is used as the spindle.
Position at one end of the tunnel location and
offset, so that it faces down the side of what will
eventually be the tunnel. Pull a few inches of
the weed barrier off the roll, and with a utility
knife, cut it down the center so that you have
started two 2’ wide strips.
c. Have one person hold the utility knife near the
roll with the blade through the fabric, while one
or two others pull the fabric off the roll and walk
with it down the side of the plot until you reach
the opposite end.
d. Cut it to length, leaving about
1’ of overlap on
each end. A yellow centerline mark should be
conveniently placed at or near the center of
each of the two 2’ wide strips. Position each 24’
apart on center and parallel.
3.c, d.
4.b.
4.c.
JSS #9724
Pro 5 Weed Barrier
Landscape Fabric
7617.999 Rev 06/21/2021 | AL, JG, ms