I too, have had the same issue with the speed up in the temps that results in my spring plants wilting. My wife and son bought me a raised bed greenhouse for Christmas that may help me in that vein. I put it up yesterday. I may be late for this year but next year it will be ready. I had to build a base for it as my garden is built with cinder blocks and the unit needed a wood base to screw in the supports.
When it gets hot, I will put a cover over the top of it to shade the plants from the sun and open the sides to allow air flow. Not sure it's going to work this year but I thought I would test is out. I took pictures of the unit in place and the box in case anyone is interested.
This is a year of transition in my garden. I have many structures to build and what seems like less time to devote to it than last year. I do what I can when I can. Not stressing as eventually, it will all be completed. In gardening, you just have to take the long run approach.

Did some bed cleanup yesterday between the rain showers, even during at times. Surprised to see how many plants are already starting to emerge through the mulch... Sedums, ornamental grasses, day lilies, coreopsis, helenium, and a few others.

Craig,
depending on your zone (I am 7, near ish to Chesapeake Bay) you can use that next winter and keep fall greens going all winter. With protection like that, I think my kale would have been great. About half the kale died, the rest severely frost and windburned but getting new leaves. My spinach lived all winter with no protection at all, but would have been growing under one of those. I've had lettuce make it through snow with row cover and milk jugs of water to moderate the temperature.

We barely had any rain yesterday. I spent time making a row of large rocks in a shade garden, a one row stone wall. . I think it makes the flat yard more interesting. (Probably a dumb idea, my rocks are kind of ugly here...) Fertilized flower beds and planted lettuce seed.

Happy Birthday CAM! Glad your son is there to celebrate with you

Thank you, very kind of you !

Happy birthday Cam!


Ugly dirty rocks. Hoping they look better as they get rained on and aged!


Chrysogonum Virginian spreading fast. I think. Green and Gold ?


Garage almost done. View from the deck. This is why therr are all those rocks to pick from.

Happy Birthday, CAM. Hope you have a super day. At least it is free of snow.

That garage looks great, Sally. Yes, that does explain the new rocks to work with.

Wow, Sally, your garage is looking fantastic! I think I got some Chrysogonum virginian from you or Muddy last summer and it's already spreading nicely.

Happy birthday, CAM!

Happy Birthday Cam!

Happy Birthday CAM

Happy Birthday Cam

Wow... you all are so awesome ! , everyone. Had a very nice birthday with my family, including parents, sister and her family, and my son.

Sally, that garage looks great, very nice. Three windows and a door with glass panes, should let a good amount of natural light in.

Happy Birthday CAM! Glad you had a fun day :-)

Sally, your garage looks so good!!! I love it. Just think of all the nice gardens you can plant along it >=}

Cam---
Late--but no less sincere. Hope your Birthday was great---celebrating with your family
made it special--

S)--Belated Happy Birthday!!! Sending you some blooms.....
all from some years past--but all from my garden. Gita

Happy Birthday CAM

Thanks, Jeff, Gita and Rose ! Nice pics, Gita... appreciate it ! I can almost smell those lilacs just from looking at that pic. Is there a better scent in the world ? I think not.

Happy Birthday, CAM! Glad you had a good family celebration, in the beautiful home that's still yours! I'm happy you're still in town. :-)

Thanks, Jill ! Yes, me too... very glad to still be here and looks like the job will be safe here in Frederick for at least a few years. I just need 10 more to get me to retirement.

Cam, A little late but I also wanted to send my Happy Happy Birthday wishes to you.

Thank you, Holly ! No worries, just makes it seem like a 2-day birthday.