I'm really surprised that people don't use concrete for fence posts. The last house I purchased the fence was already there. Right away I noticed that the fence was leaning and after a couple of wind storms it looked even worse until finally one of the posts came right out.
When I went to repair the fence I see that it was placed directly into the dirt. If you are digging the holes 4 ft deep anyways put in 2-3 bags of concrete and leave the top 3-6 inches free of concrete. Back fill with dirt and you don't have to worry about working around concrete on your lawn.
It's not worth the costs savings of $10 a hole IMO.
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