Well so much for the weather. It did warm up for a few days. Then it cooled back down and has stayed that way for the last week or so. We actually got snow again on May 17th and it got down to 18 F last night. But the silver lining is that we are forecasted to have temperatures in the high 60s by the Thursday! Yay for that! Yesterday was spent transplanting all of our peppers into larger containers after transporting them to the greenhouse. I also got our cabbages and kale started a few days ago. We also moved 4 young guinea fowl into our greenhouse to help with insect control later this summer. They establish a home range at an early age so it is not easy to relocate guinea fowl after they have become adults. Today I hope to to build a quick fence around our compost area to keep animals out. Then I'd like to get the rest of our seeds planted that can be started and transplanted later. My husband and I will also be cutting the tops off of barrels we acquired for water storage and placing them strategically  around the garden. Our final goal for the day will be to start building cold frames for our raised beds. We haven't had to do this in past years, but this year is a challenging one for gardeners and farmers in Alaska. If we want to be successful we need to have warm soil ready to go as soon as possible. The latest we have planted crops is June 15th. But I prefer somewhere between the 15th of May and the 1st of June. June 1st is our official frost free date for the Alaska interior.