end of it, a sigh of relief was heard on
the valley as water dripped from the
black hoses of the irrigation system.
On the anniversary of the 3rd week of
The Big Dig there was water, and it
was good. We're almost ready to plant.
manual valves waiting to be
installed on each drip line.
to be installed.
"trencher," a machine to cut a
trench.
couldn't be beat. Breakfast
featured omelets, French toast,
grapefruit and sliced potatoes
baked in chicken broth topped
with Gruyère cheese.
Depot for two days, to drill holes
where they could be drilledn. The
others were dug by hand. (Rodrigo
poses with the tool as Pedro looks on.)
pipe for the irrigation
system. The main line is
1.5" schedule 40; other
areas of the property will
be fed by a 1 " line.
for the drip line.
completed! This section incorporates wooden poles,
whereas the rest of the vineyard uses metal stakes.
Greensboro, N.C., inspects the
progress on April 17th. The swarm of
bees looking for a home who
occupied the sumac tree in
background have vacated.
vines of "Little Spain."
tubing before inserting
emmiter.
Wine Dog) inspects his domain
at the end of week two before
installation of irrigation.
ground. The metal posts were intalled
by digging holes by hand. When we
tried to pound the metal posts, they bent
(as the ground was too hard).
line. This vineyard master is in
heaven when the water is turned
on and dripping from over 700
holes (more flavors than Baskin
Robbins -- and to the Australian
Water Dog -- more delicious!)
flow rate of 2-gallons per hour
(although 1-gallon per hour
would be sufficient).
