Rain, hailstones

.. It just doesn't stop this year. Our soils are absorbing it, and at least temperatures remain cool this March. We feared early budburst, but we should be on the same schedule as last year, namely late March, early April. In any case, our cover crops help us keep the soils cool whenever the sun breaks through. We will need to keep a close eye out for downy mildew: with all the rain that has fallen, as soon as temperatures rise, the fungi will thrive. But you can't have it all. May budburst come as late as possible and no frost in April. After that, we shall see...