the first sprout is pushing through the chips in the front yard
usually its the one in the backyard that sprouts first as it has been established longer
i was a bit worried i did not put enough chips on top of the one in the backyard this year... i am sure it will survive but might be a little slower to push through the chips this year
photo hosting site is not cooperating at the moment so i will try to post some pics on here later but it is just a little pencil looking sprout about 4 inches tall so far... behind by a couple weeks compared to some other years
edit:here is the pic
