This morning, the heap sagged visibly, and I measured the temperature at multiple spots all around. The lowest reading I got was 54°C. The highest was:

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70°C is enough to cause injury. Now, in the evening, there is not a green spot anywhere on the heap. That means the grass and moss are really cooked and thus dead. I will now leave it be for at least a few days. It might stink up a bit, but as I said, I do not mind the smell all that much. It also means I won’t be writing about the muck heap for a bit either.

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I forgot to take a picture of the solitary tulip in my strawberry patch. This is the only tulip that survived the onslaught of voles. Tulip bulbs are, apparently, a favourite vole snack.

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The cherries blossomed. I do hope they bear some fruit. I need to know what type of cherry this is. You might remember that I had to fell a sick cherry tree several years ago. I do not know if that tree was grafted or not, but a year later, new trees sprouted what seems to be its root system. If it bears the same fruit as the former tree, no further action on my part is needed. If it bears different fruit, I might need to try to graft it with something useful. It would definitely be a shame to have a root system capable of surviving voles and not use it.

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The first bean variety seems to be taking off in a big way, which is good. These are pole beans for fresh, yellow pods.