Happy birthday to me, and the vines

The drip system is in

This week, I installed the drip system so that the roots can stay nice and moist for the first month or so. I am pleasantly surprised at how quickly the buds are growing leaves and stalks. The dull brown of the slope is about to be festooned with green.

The leaf breaking out of the mound

The leaves emerging

We have been having some random April showers, so the roots are getting blasted with water about once a week, which should help them get settled in.