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Beginner check: does this tonogodhime plan sound right?

FirstFlushFinn beginner
Posted: May 5, 2009 · 11:06 AM
I’m about to stack my first shiitake logs and I want to make sure I’m not inventing a new bad method. My plan:
Two logs side-by-side on the ground, then the next layer is two logs turned 90 degrees across them, and keep alternating layers to make a square “log cabin” stack. No posts, no wire.
Is that basically tonogodhime? Anything I’m missing?
CanoeShed
Posted: May 5, 2009 · 11:29 AM
Yep, that’s the idea. Only “gotchas” I see: pick a spot that drains, and keep leaf litter from burying the ends. Otherwise you’re on the right track.
SporePockets
Posted: May 5, 2009 · 11:44 AM
Sounds right. Don’t be tempted to wedge sticks in as “supports” unless you have a real reason. The stack works best when it can settle into itself.