Backstory: I get really tired of people deciding "this is best" or "no, this other way is best". The world doesn't work that way. We all live in different worlds with different needs, different risks, different climates, different soil, different resources etc.
So I know what people I trust recommend as the best way to set a fence post. But I also know there are places on my land where that's not going to work. I also know that there are times for temporary posts, and times I'd like the post to last longer than me. (did you know that there are quoted lifespans for fence posts in some places?)
So this wiki is all about making a big list of *all* the ways to set a fence post - and I do mean
*ALL* - a fence post can be living and have roots, and it gets a place on this list. It can be an electric fence post that moves every day or so and it gets a place on this list. It can be a rock jack that doesn't go in the ground at all. This is about giving people choices, because good fencing does make good neighbours (particularly when that fence is between my garden and the neighbourhood deer!) And a critical part of having a good fence, is what/how is holding it up.
For people to add to this list, please make a post below that describes the hows, wheres, whys, pros and cons and anything I've missed, of the fence post you'd like to have on the list.
1. Put wooden posts into the ground in the winter by vibrating them in. (PNW)
2. Use T-bars and a post pounder.
3. Rock jack :
https://permies.com/t/39351/permaculture-projects/rock-jack
4. Gabion as or to support a pole:
https://permies.com/wiki/258915/ways-set-fence-post#2529966
5. Drill a hole in a large rock an put rebar in it.