I’m a life-long DIY’er. It comes from a long family heritage beginning with my grandfather, who was a hard-scrabble farmer in NE Texas. And my dad, who as a teenager plowed cotton fields behind a mule and as a father, planted a front yard vegetable garden before it was vogue.
In late 2020 we moved to the North Fork Valley in western Colorado. I was anxious to plan and plant a vineyard in 2021. A new vineyard takes 3 years to partially produce a harvest, and another year or two to fully reap. The clock was ticking. During the first year, I’d need to lay out and plant the vineyard, provide irrigation, and construct a wildlife fence.
The time had come to dig holes for the grape rootstock. Complete to-date; vineyard site and grape selection, site prep, vine row, and hole layout, and determine how to plant the rootstock. To do; plant, install irrigation, monitor growth, build wildlife fence, and winter prep.
The time had come to dig holes for the grape rootstock. Complete to date: vineyard site and grape selection, site prep, vine row, and hole layout, and determine how to plant the rootstock. To do: plant, install irrigation, monitor growth, build a wildlife fence, and winter prep.
