02/27/20 Update

February is coming to an end. March 8, daylight savings begins and March 20 is the first day of spring. It's about time to take the seeds out of stratification and plant them. I took a look at the seeds last week; there was no sign of life. They were black and perhaps a bit moldy. Regardless, I will plant them. Likely this weekend. Likely I'll include some pictures. Likely I'll include pictures of all my trees.
I noticed one of the goumi is sprouting. These are the same goumi seeds that I mentioned on Weekend Update 08/11/19 With Pictures. According to that update, they were sitting on my front porch for the past 3 weeks or so at that point. I've only seen the one sprout, so that might be all there is.
Everything else outside is dormant, except my birthday crab apple. One of the crab apple root cuttings is showing some buds, so I expect growth will be showing soon
Other outside projects- Aaron built a few more growing benches for me out of the plywood stack he has out back. So far he's built 4 additional ones. I may ask for a few more. Besides potting up the seeds, I also need to clear my old benches of old shit. Like the strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Why are they there in the first place?
Inside, things  are starting to grow anew. Besides a couple scheffleras that withered and died, all schefflera cuttings have new growth are looking healthy. The ficus cuttings are looking equally well. Began feeding osmocote the weekend before last. Last time I checked (last weekend), almost all cuttings have root and leaf growth. Some of the roots from the ficus cuttings are actually trying to escape their little pots already.  The severe pruned scheffleras are also have some new growth. The willow leaf ficus took a shit and died. I pretty much knew it wouldn't do good for me. I just haven't had much luck with them up here. My tiger bark cutting, the last one of my ficus trees from Arizona, lost some leaves and almost died over the winter. The tiger bark had me concerned the most, as it's the last cutting I have.
Which reminds me, I need to take cuttings of that tiger bark ficus. It's a cutting of a cutting which followed me to from Phoenix. I literally took HUNDREDS of cuttings from the mother tree in Phoenix. I made lots of little bonsai trees from it. I have a bit of history with that tree's line and I would be upset if I was to lose that line entirely. I have it wired up and the wire is starting to bite into it, but it's not yet time to remove the wire. The other tiger bark ficus, the one that I bought last autumn, is doing well. Had to remove the wiring I placed just a few months ago as it was already starting to bite in. That's what I enjoy about the tiger bark ficus - they are fast growers, and cuttings work extremely well.
The ficus trees I bought in the fall all show new growth, except the willow leaf. F. religiosa have slowed their growth as well, but still growing. Perhaps it's because I cut back their feeding schedule for the winter?  It's time everyone woke up! Speaking of waking up, I noticed there has been quite a few root gnats around my indoor trees, which I was gonna let slide. Then I noticed some aphids on the severe prune scheffleras. NOPE! Not gonna let that one slide! Took EVERYTHING outside and applied detergent spray (1 T Dawn dishwashing detergent to 1 Qt water in a spray bottle). That seems to have taken care of those little fuckers. While at it, I applied osmocote to all indoor projects as well.
Clay projects are still on the back burner. My ficus and schefflera cuttings are now taking up residence where my clay table was. Clay work will have to wait until the weather allows me to locate these cuttings outside. Not exactly sure where I'll be placing these; Bernadette doesn't want me taking up more room on the porch. Regardless, I'll have to, as they will not survive full sun outside. 
That's it for now.