Garden Crocus

These are the later crocus, the snow crocus blossomed for about five hours and were pounded down by a rainstorm we had last Friday.  These are almost concurrent with the snow glories (which never bloom until long after the snow is gone), but the colors are actually more saturated and prettier.

As always, you can click on this image (or almost any other on the blog) for a larger version.

First Sprout

While it was actually some days ago, the red Profusion zinnia were the first out of the gate.  I had a bit of a problem with transferring them downstairs last year, so I'm holding the Profusion zinnia in my upstairs office this year, so currently I'm juggling four flat.  Fortunately, I have LED plant lights I use on the pots, which can be straightened and laid atop the flats.

I'll send those downstairs as soon as they reach the four-leaf stage.

The red salvia are sprouting slowly this year, with only about a quarter up at at the one week mark.  They'll be along and, if something has gone wrong, I have enough seeds to plant a hundred times the number I actually need.

Hitting Restart...

It's been a long, cold...actually, per the Weather Service, slightly above average...winter, and as of today, the gardens restart.  I held off a little late as the Easter Eggplant tend to lose their lower leaves if started too early.

The first three flats went today, including the Easter Eggplant, red salvia, blue salvia, blue ageratum, red Profusion zinnia, and yellow Profusion zinnia.  Only the last two are purchased seeds, the rest are heirloom varieties.