If you plant them, they will grow

There is a lot of activity in the vineyard these days.  This spring was our first planting and now the trellis and irrigation system have to be installed to support the new vines.

The vines have been in the ground for a few weeks.  They started out rather small.  However, with the help of the grow tubes, the vines are growing very well.  In many cases, they are now growing out of the tubes!

The first step to toward completing the trellis is installing the wooden end posts.  Each end post has to be pounded into the ground using a tractor attachment.  About half of the posts are in now.  The next step will be to run the wire and add the irrigation equipment.