Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Blooms and Seeds

In my October 31st post I shot some random photos of all the newly planted bulbs, well finally they have unravelled to show off their pretty blooms. So here they are 12 weeks later:
Hyacinths:

Amaryllis:

And remember those little herbs that I planted? Look at them now!

Today also marked the first day of what I consider to be spring, the first day of planting. I sowed all of the dahlias that will be used for Mothers Day this year.

Just 3 tray's worth which might not look like much but there are 512 plants per tray. They should be ready for transplanting in about 4 weeks. We also received our first shipment of pre-planted plugs. These are Gerbera Daisies.



There are 144 plugs per tray so these plugs are a lot bigger than the dahlias will be. I just love this time of the year. Next week planting really gets busy. We will have a greenhouse just about full by next Friday!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Nice job on those plants Chris. Greg says that you'll have to come over and get us started on a garden here! Also - nice job on scoring that game of Life.

frosty said...

I love your job!!

Sarah said...

So, question, and i really want an answer to this one! Christina G., You're my Only Hope. . . I've always wondered, Where do bulbs come from? I know you buy them at the store and plant them and that's where daffodils and tulips come from, but how do you get a bulb to plant? Where can I get a packate of bulb seeds? Don't laugh. My 10 year old self needs to know!