I'm afraid we're being set up for a damaging late freeze. The long range forecast for January only has a couple of nights that slip barely below freezing. Otherwise the temps are mildly cool reaching to the upper forties for night temps. That's warm enough to start some things growing. It's already been warm enough that I can see green buds on American elms along the riverbanks. It's true they are always really early, but not quite this early. February and early March are likely to still have some cold temps below freezing and potentially way below freezing. It's not good for the plants to be tricked into starting spring growth too early, but that's the scenario here.
