Try this:
- Use an auger to create a pilot hole for your ground sleeves. (Wear gloves)
- Use rebar stakes before trying kinked stakes (kits come with kinked stakes; prior to ordering your kit, if you know you have a rocky or root filled area- give us a call and we can switch out the stakes!)
- Flare out your rodent barrier/anti dig fencing (if purchased) instead of burying it under the ground.
- If none of the options above work, you may need to consider an alternative post that does not require a ground sleeve.