Temperature rising

The temperature here is already rising. Going into the 50's during the day, just below freezing in the mid to upper 20's at night. May mean an early spring but we had snow in April last year, so not holding my breath.

For now, the biggest benefit is that it's helping the compost along well. That is, across the entire garden.things had slowed down a bit at the surface levels because it was too cold for the microbes. Still the very top surfaces seem static but I see the difference when turning the piles.

One other benefit is that the office is retaining more heat, even at night. So it would be reasonable in the next few weeks to start corn plants inside for later transplant outside.
If we have a warm winter and an early spring, it will mean a harsh summer. Going to have to plan for shielding the garden as much as possible by June.