The State of Our Buds

Buds can be a true sign of the cold spring that we have had. Compared to last year, on this very same day, our buds in 2017 were significantly more advanced.
We finished up pruning and laying down all of the canes in preparation for this year and this is what our buds look like:

The weather forecast for this coming week is a little hopeful with temperatures in the 70's on Wednesday and Thursday. However, for the rest of the week the temperatures are in the 60's!