A bit about my vines...  "Year #1" & "Year #2" & "Year #3"

First off, my little vineyard is set up in a small old abandoned pasture on one of our family's farms.   The soil is rich with nutrients, but there is some clay in there.   I am told that this is not the best for vines, but its the best I can do unless I want to add sand to the soil.   No thanks, I should do just fine here without the sand.

It really doesn't take much space to set up a small vineyard.  I went overboard since I had the space, and vines are cheap.   I have 32 vines planted.   10 are Catawba and 22 are Concord.   I should have plenty of wine to give away each year since for every 10 plants, they should yield 20 gallons of wine.   Therefore; I should have 60 gallons of wine each year once the vines are mature.   60 gallons of wine equates to roughly 300 bottles of wine per year.   Holy crap, what am I getting myself into?   That's a lot of bottles to wash.

I find attending to my vines addicting.   I want to go out there and water them, prune them, mow around them but I know that just letting them go for a while is best for the vines.

Be sure to check back often to see the current status of my vines.  Above, you will find "Year #1" & "Year #2" & "Year #3" links.

Some items you will need that I strongly recommend when starting your own vineyard: 
My work is being journalized chronologically to assist in showing  the time frame from planting the grapes to the first harvest at least one year later.   This chronology is to show you everything I went through to get my first home grown batch of wine.

This is just how I am doing my vineyard.   You can do your vineyard any way you wish.   I am just offering this information to anyone who is interested in vines and wines.