Much to disappointment, late March has only provided the occasional mild day. Nights have remained below average/normal. At least the major snows have passed by with just an inch or two that was followed by melting. The ground snow on milder days has collapsed to about half, but there is still over ten inches of pack snow. Sunny days have been the best with the new high for the year up to 56 degrees (just once or twice in that range). Overall there have been nearly 40 days below zero so far this year with a couple more not beyond possible.
The slowly warming days are making the greenhouse nice and toasty but still it is much to early to think about starting seeds. While it soars into the 80+ degrees during the day, it also still goes below freezing most nights.
At last it appears that Spring has finally moved north for real and the Mud Season begins. With all of the snow slowly melting frozen puddles and footprints warm in the sun to create muddy paths and patches. However, that is a welcome sight compared to fields of snow! It may appear that April will finally allow this season’s work to begin in earnest.