Name: Connie Winlock, WA (Zone 8a) Need has nothing to do with it.
Checked into prices for fence posts for my rows. Wow, over 5 bucks apiece. Couldn't afford that. So I had a bunch of easels that were given to me along with a piece of flat metal. My hubby and I made our own posts. I don't think they are going to be strong enough but we are going to use them this year. I'm also going to pinch my dahlias back to bush them out and keep them from getting so tall, so that should help. I will probably get some rebar for next year-cheaper than fence posts.