Progress continues on my temperature blanket, with over a hundred squares already connected. That’s more than a quarter of the blanket completed! We are stuck in a bit of a weather rut recently, though Sunday’s forecast offers the possibility of a color change after two weeks in the red (85-94) range. It looks like I’ll get to sneak a couple orange squares in soon.
Even with gardening, I’ve never watched the forecast this closely. For the garden, once it’s planted, I mostly need to know when to expect rain, both to know if I need to water (this summer, the answer to that is mostly yes) and plan my outside time. With overnight temperatures dropping to the high 60s and low 70s, the early mornings are perfect for weeding and mulching on days when it’s not raining. Those overnight drops are why I’m contemplating doing a lows and highs blanket the next time I make a temperature blanket, to really showcase the quirks to our Midwest weather.