The cave is coming along nicely. Still need to do the molding, entertainment, outlet covers, storage, and a bunch of other stuff to give it the final polish. It will be a race to the finish to get it done by Christmas.
I got most of the drywall up in the cave. I’ve decided on calling that space the cave. For awhile it was the nook, and the place under the stairs, but cave sounds better, I think. My buddy MacSkid has been helping me along with this project quite a bit. He comes over every couple [...]
I’ll find out shortly if my wife reads this blog. I’ve started a new project. I usually try to keep my unfinished projects out of her sphere of influence, which usually means every where on our property except the hill. So for this project I have gone directly into the belly of the beast without [...]
I finally got my vines in the ground this past weekend. What a relief and a great sense of satisfaction. My wife hasn’t said anything, but I know she is glad they are in. I’ve really been pushing my luck out there the past three months. I started working on the drip system tonight. I [...]
I had a friend come over and help me dig holes last Saturday afternoon. We used a two-man auger and it was brutal. So many damn rocks in that dirt. While digging we actually found an expended old blasting cap. I had to ask myself how grapes are even going to stand a chance growing [...]
I started working on rock mulching rows 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the evenings after work this week since we have more daylight. Here are a couple of pictures. The sun was setting while I was up there so I took a picture of the view I will have from row 8.
Almost have seven rows done. Hopefully, the vines get here today. Lots of work left to do before I can plant.
After talking to my buddy Scott who has a vineyard in Escondido, he convinced me to go ahead and get the vines. So I placed my order. The vines should be here on Friday or Saturday. I’m looking forward to their arrival and getting them in the ground.
Well, I after working in the vineyard most of the weekend I have pretty much decided that I am not going to be ready to plant my vines by the end of this month. It was actually somewhat frustrating today. In my rush to meet this planting date, I broke my cardinal rule of [...]
I had a minor irrigation mishap today. I was re-routing the lines and decided to cap the ends of the line off instead of reconnecting them to the existing line, as I usually do. I only lightly cemented the end caps since I planned to to reconnect them to the existing lines in the next [...]