I don’t think I have to tell anyone in the SE that we cannot afford to burn January. Especially considering late February is becoming new spring lately.
Sun angle will start getting mentions as soon as February arrives as well.
It’s really a tough pill to swallow flushing the first two weeks of January. By mid Jan we’re eyeballing like 4-6 weeks as time on the clock to realistically score. Disclaimer: I do not like March snow as I’m fully in spring mode by then.