It's exciting to see this particular growth stage as I really love the pipping stage. It is a kaleidoscope of colours and to my eye, quite beautiful.

Thanks for sharing your great pics...really builds my anticipation of what's to come in my own garden and I CANNOT wait!!!

Got any more?

Jo

Ditto what Jo said. lol!

How beautiful is that? Even my snowdrops are still under a foot or so of snow. I'm not complaining though ... Our east coast friends are getting another accumulation of snow today.

Jan

BC, I thank you! I have Liberty, Candy Dish, Raspberry Sundae and Orange Marmalade too...OM and Liberty will emerge for the first time in pip form here. Thank you for the sneak preview of what I can expect.

Proud Sentry has gorgeous colour! Thanks again for sharing...and adding more!

bc, love those photos! I'm south of you a ways and have only a couple of well established plants barely poking through. I planted many last Fall and am patiently waiting for them to show signs of life! We've had lots of frost in the last month, though.

May I ask if you bait for slugs and if so, what do you use, thanks!

Wow, these closeups are great! Never really noticed how different the colors of pips are.....how beautiful! Still have such a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that some places in Canada actually have Hostas coming up now, long before folks here in the states are seeing them.

Catkin,

Some years I haven't bothered much with slug bait..., but last year I tried to be a bit more proactive. As suggested on this forum, I watered my pots with a mixture of 10 parts water, to 1 part of household ammonia, at the start of the season, and then again in May. In addition, I sprinkled some Turf King Slug Bait (purchased from Fred Meyer I believe) around the plants from time to time, dependent on where they were located. I live in a wooded area, and the resident slugs can be huge!

Hope this helps.

As stated, my hostas are in pots so they will emerge earlier than those in the ground. That said, I've seen quite a few starting to show in various local gardens when I'm out walking.

Hostatakeover,

This year's weather has been an anomaly - whilst Vancouver generally experiences a temperate climate, we're several weeks ahead this March as compared with what we saw last year. Even the local nurseries are beginning to display new stock to tempt us!

Hopefully, mother nature doesn't have a nasty shock awaiting those plants that are out and about! You never know.

BC

Very pretty! I don't usually look that closely when they're in this stage. I think it's harder when they're in the ground. I especially like seeing the all white OM. I never saw one come up that color. Proud Sentry has beautiful shading (yay! I ordered that one) and also Candy Dish is the color of candy. Who knew? Thx for sharing.

Thanks bc! Found two huge banana slugs today--ack!