Is it Spring? maybe!

What a lovely day to be outside!  A little chilly but nothing a sweastshirt couldn't fix!  It is probably a good thing that I have to work because I would be outside trimming something, and it really is to early for that - except for the crazy vinca vine which I could never eliminate even if I tried.  I think it is in the same category as the strawberry weed that is insistant on strangling my myrtle, which is also a vinca but it is planted in the sun and does not get enough water because of the raised bed situation along the pool.  Still, I cannot imagine EVER not  having it planted in such a prominant place.  It brings back the memories of going to the railroad tracks with my Dad to uproot it and plant it around the trees at the house on East Lane.  Ahhh, gardening memories with my Dad, always pleasant and comforting.

My seeds are sprouting in the basement and I am under a little fun ridicule from my coworkers about rushing the season.  We will see who is laughing when I am eating heirloom tomatoes a month earlier than they will be. The kiwi is already out of control.  I have begun to research the trellis I will need when I take it outside.  It is clear that this is the last spring that I will be able to bring it in the house. Hopefully it will be as resilient to the winter as I have been reading.  I will need chicken wire to place in the soil to protect the root ball from pesky rodents and several 4X4 posts....maybe a bench underneath?  Crazy how these projects grow in ones head.

The fig is doing nicely but since it is not nearly as vigorous as the kiwi it causes me worry.  This is my lesson that all living things are different and must progress at their own rates....children and plants.  We want to hurry them along to mature and be wise but it is not up to me to determine the timetable, sigh....