So off I went - day 1 and got to the first dug hole. Yikes! it was so baked solid that I couldn't do anything with it (end of March 23 degrees or as I call it "factor 30 weather"). It is all very well having a mega horse power tractor digging holes but I just had my hands to re-fill for the little plants. In the end I took a lump hammer to the "soil" and softened it with water. I think I planted 7 on that first day.On day 3 it rained, so stopped play at lunchtime, and life was sooo much easier on day 4. I had no idea quite how much difference water could have on soil, I think I was on about 35 by the end of day 5.
But at the weekend, after I had managed 55 so far, the cavalry arrived in the form of Ian, and low and behold we finished the other 45 in a day and a half! How does that happen!
Meanwhile Steve had finished putting all the posts in, single handedly mowed and strimmed the whole vineyard AND made an amazing Sunday lunch, complete with giant Yorkshire puddings and onion gravy, which we had in the barn.
So on to the wine tasting....
