Leafing Out

The kiwi plants began leafing out 5 days ago. I should mention that it is necessary to plant both a male and female plant for cross pollination. I wonder if I brought them in a bit early now since you can visibly see the growth everytime you look at them.  I have started to turn the plant light off at night to slow the growth down a little.  The vines should not be trimmed because the fruit forms on 'old wood'.  I will certainly need to research this further because I am not sure it will be possible to bring the whole plant(s) in the house next year due to their size.  I am also concerned about how the pollination process will occur since I have no bees in the house!  As soon as the weather trends warmer, I will move the plants back onto the enclosed porch.

I was so excited today to notice the buds swelling on the fig tree!  I placed my tree in an East window (dining room) without artificial light.  I contemplated adding a light to help it along because I was getting nervous that I was not seeing any growth.  The Hibiscus loves that window so I was hoping the fig would as well. I now think I will leave my other light downstairs on the Mandevilla (even though I am quite certain that they will not grow back this year due to me neglecting to bring them inside before it got too cold).