Well as we can't seem shake winter - we had 6" of snow 2 weekends ago that turned to rain, only to snow again this past weekend, which has now melted away with more rain - I have resorted to starting the seeds for my gardens to help with the urge to get outside and start the "spring clean up"
To start the seeds I had to set up a room in the basement with lights and fans and so far most of the seeds have started germinating (mostly vegetables but with a mixture of unusuals such as mountain papaya and banana yucca etc.). But the big surprise were the Jicama seeds that I planted about 3 weeks ago. Not only did they NOT take the 1 to 5 months to germinate that I was told (actually they took less than a week to sprout) but I have since had to plant them into 1gallon pots and give them something to climb as the tallest in now about 8" tall and growing fast.
FYI, Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as Jicama or Mexican yam, or Mexican turnip, is the name of a native Mexican vine, although the name most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root.