Pamo Valley Winery

I just came across some pictures that I should have published with the “Digging the Holes” post.  Anyway, after Mike dug the holes by hand with the post hole digger, he went back a few days later and drilled them with an auger (?).  The pictures show the length of the auger and how far he drilled down.  Approx 2 ft.  We wont plant the plants that deep but when we push the dirt back in the hole (abot a foot) it will give the plant some breathing room and better drainage.  The roots wont have to struggle so much to grow.

The last few days we’ve managed to complete the temporary irrigation.  Yesterday we had a small foo-pah.  I (yes, I) put all 450 of the emitters (the things that drip the water out of the hose line onto the plant) in the wrong way.  While I was “down the hill” Mike unplugged and replugged them all in the proper way.  It was really cool to come home and sit and watch everything work the way it was supposed to. Our neighbors are getting excited about the vineyard going in.  They like to watch the progress and wave from across the street.  Some have come over and asked us questions about it.  I told Mike, the only thing missing now are the plants!  We plan to pick them up from Santa Rosa this week and plant on the weekend.  In the meantime, we have been watering the holes an hour a day to keep the ground moist and get them ready for the plants.  Pray for us that we get somewhat cooler weather for planting time!