I have been busy as bee, Bumble bee that is, and this evening saw this little guy keeping busy enjoying the great weather we are having. The flower he is on is a Zinnia I started from seed called "Purple Prince". It's more of dark pink than purple, of course the seed packets never really get the correct colour on the picture. It's amazing what a little photo enhancement will do to sell a few extra seeds. But still, love starting plants from seed. It's a lot of fun and very economical. When I was thirteen I use to start Cinerarias from seed and bring them up to a finished 6" pot and sell them to local florist shops in the area I grew up in. I guess I've had the garden bug in my blood for a long time. There is something so special about seeing something start from seed and watching it grow.
To this day I still have the same excitement, and I know it's something I won't out grow :)
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Hmm, I think anonymous wants to sell you a Spanish version of Harry Potter, without viruses. It almost makes me wonder how comments like these land on a garden blog. Oh well!
You were certainly quite the entrepreneur at a young age, weren't you? I'd say it was in your blood! If you haven't tired of it by now, I don't think you ever will. Your "Dark Pink" Prince is quite nice even if the color is not true to the seed packet. And the bee sure doesn't care!
Hi, I forgot all about Zinnias this year and I absolutely love them. This year was not in favor of starting plants from seed, but I do have some. Started them late, but they are growing. :-) That is something I enjoy, too. I use them to fill empty spots of perennials. Someone is spamming you I see. Use the word verification in your setup of the blog and this won't happen. You can delete the entries unless of course you like Harry Potter in Spanish. :-) Adios, Andrea
Hey Bob, I grew alot of plants from seeds when I was a kid also. Never sold them, but there weren't any florists close to the farm. I have tried the growing from seed a couple of years back but got frustrated due to lack of room and grow lights. You did a great job with the Zinnias!! BTW great picture!!
Nice zinnia! I agree, it's definately more satisfying (and cheaper) to grow something from seed. I just got back into it this year, after I was introduced to winter sowing by fellow blogger Kim. Previously, I'd felt discouraged by seeds, due to the indoor space they demand, grow lights, heating pads, all to succumb to damping off! But I found winter sowing to be a refreshingly easy way to go about things, so I'm back!
what is funny, the song purple rain by Prince came to mind when I read this entry..
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