Freezing up again

 

We were spoiled by the early spring warm-snap. April is the cruelest time, it is said. It is also said that sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.

Well, this morning we can definitely feel the icy claws of winter failing to let go. It is a balmy 58 degrees (according to my thermometer) where my feet sit under my desk on the concrete slab. (I turned out the space heater I keep there.)

The arugula, spinach, and kale are supposedly cold-hardy. They are under the uber-cloche. I believe they'll make it. The thus-far un-germinated beets and carrots and peas...I'm a little less optimistic about. The carrots are under a cloth, which is now under snow, but the beats & peas are exposed.

That said, they were just seeds, and it is early, and they can be replaced if the worst comes to pass. 

It is a setback. 

On the positive side, the soil temperature in the raised beds was up to 50 degrees over the weekend, and as I prepared the beds by raking last fall's shredded leaves into them and firming them in, I saw an abundance of worms. That's a good sign. 

For now, we watch and wait and hope that the greenhouse plants don't outgrow their space before they can go outside.