Living supports have finite load capacity.
Promising · costly if ignored → warn
How it works
Mechanical load on a living stem.
What to do about it
Put fewer vines on the living support, or use a built support — a cattle panel is effectively unbounded.
How much it matters: Sunflower approx 2 vines/stalk; corn 1-2; cattle panel effectively unbounded.
The evidence
Evidence: settled without a trial - mechanics.
Change history
Every change to this rule is one commit. This is what the project's version history records — the date and the reason — not a summary of it.
- corpus: another rule here says what to do about an overloaded living support (remedy)
- Corpus: another rule here is settled by mechanics, not waiting on a citation
Cite this page
Milpa Gardens. "Living supports have finite load capacity." Evidence grade: Promising. https://milpa.garden/rules/living-supports-have-finite-load-capacity/
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