Great to hear token.
So the rain has left you and come my way, huh? Thanks a lot. :)

enjoy your planting out.

We had some really heavy rain and thunderstorms last night. There's blue sky out the windows right now with the sun coming up. The whole yard is starting to put on new growth. I love this time of year.

Trees are blooming here. I think they're cherry.

yes,
I'm always amazed - even tho I watch closely, it seems like overnight, everything turns green.

And I love the green of the new leaves.

Ah, you little gloater!!! UGH! (LOL!! I do love seeing those sprout pics!)

Do send the rain our way. We just had the 'dryest' winter on record and brush fires have started in our area. Usually they start in May. No snow = no good in a lot of ways.

So envious of your true leaves and your weather. Tiffy, I think we got all your snow here in PA. You can have it back next year :)

Caryl

Those sprouts looks awsome. I have a few prouts but I am nowhere near ready to plant out.

I love thunderstorms. Unfortunately, we don't see a whole lot of those around here.

I'm jealous, I'd rather be outside. But we've had 3" rain in the last three days and while the sun is out this morning, my soil much too wet to be digging/planting. Besides that, its 42F, so not a whole lot warmer than working in my refrigerator :)

cute sprouts! it is great you can plant some out now. Soon you are going to have lots of stuff to plant :)

I am sowing more containers today.

I do have sprouts and I see lots of green in the garden. I have a bunch of feverfew that is really green right now. It is amazing how big they got before I noticed. I also have tulips poking out. Time to spead some stuff to keep the bunnies away from them,

Karen

Glad you're ready to roll, token. You've got your work cut out for you.

Karen, my tulips are poking up, too, but the line is broken, hope the rest come along. Evidently yours come back, too. I'm treating mine specially to keep them going as long as possible, a trick I learned on the bulb forum.

Some kinds just won't come back for me, don't have a whole lot. It's interesting about how they are grown and sold by Dutch growers, very complicated process to get them to multiply sufficiently for the market.

aliska, I also buy some tulips pregrown. some garden centers sell them already in small flats. I plant them where I want them and they come back the next year. the nice thing is I can see them when I plant and tell a little how they will look.

more expensive this way but worth it. and so easy.

Karen

That's interesting, Karen, didn't know that. Maybe more expensive but so are bulbs and shipping, especially the ones that fail.

I guess you're supposed to look for ones that "naturalize" but I never see that for tulips in the description. Daffs, yes.

That would be nice, just got a few going for some spring color but want more at some point. Most replant every year, and if those flat ones come back, will have to find out more about what varieties are in them, that is a huge plus.

Aliska, look at this link http://www.americanmeadows.com/QuickGuideToFlowerBulbs/AboutPlantingBulbsinFall/EncourageYourTulips.aspx

Darwin hybrids, Emperor and Triumph tulips mentioned specifically.

Tulipa sylvestris is the only Native American tulip and I planted some in the front this year to try them out as deer may not like them and they gobble the dutch tulips. They are supposed to naturalize

Here is a link that might be useful: Experimental Gardener

I get mine at Menards, lowes and home depot. Menards has the best deal. I get a six pack for cheap. I forget how much $

I like them cause I know for sure what they will look like. Plus they are already blooming or about to bloom and the ones in the ground bloom later.

I just add more each season. Last year all the tulips got zapped by a late frost and some perenials. It was sad.

I planted out over 60 containers this morning. 48 were Rudbeckia cups. They're still tiny, so I just plopped the whole mess into the holes. Easy as pie. They had very strong root systems and the whole ball of soil stayed together. I may divide them later, but for now, it's going to be survival of the fittest. With the extra hour of daylight, I'll have time in the evenings to continue working on planting out.

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Rudbeckia seedlings. Tiny, but hardy.

How exciting! I hate that its too soon to get started, but ill be busy enough before i know it! What else did you plant?

You're killing me Token. I don't even have a sprout yet. I'm still doing the Un-happy dance.

My ruds have not even sprouted yet :)

Congrats on getting some planting done. I love the HOS, style. Just plop in the ground and run. lol

I hope my ruds germinate. They were one of the best growers for me last year.

Karen

If it makes anyone feel any better, the squirrels dug up several of my plantings overnight. I'll be buying them corn today. Stupid things.