Crazy December - 2013

[de.da.]

Oh yes- thats a real grazy year!
We had only 2or 3 days to -9°C.
Last weeks we had only plus at day and few minus at night and no snow.
Today are 6°C!
My crocusses looks partly 2cm out!
Kind regards! Daniel

[Janis Ruksans]

Today we have +10 C. It is sunny. Even in cloudless last night temperature didn't drop below +5C. Incredible!
In greenhouse soon must start mass blooming - a lot of fat shoots are coming out, and some even started blooming (C. hittiticus almost ended at this time - may be must be replaced to autumn bloomers - ha-ha) - fleischeri, chrysanthus, alatavicus, korolkowii, several biflorus. I'm attaching here Crocus fauseri. Now I replaced pot to my bathroom windowsill for pollination.
Janis

[Maggi Young]

Crazy weather indeed!
Otto Fauser is one of our favourite "plant" friends  - we  were speaking  on the phone the other day and  now we have the pleasure to enjoy your photo of the Crocus named for him - and what a beautiful crocus it is . Such a gorgeous colouring.  I hope one day we will grow this fine bulb, and be able to think of dear Otto whenever we see it.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Crazy weather indeed!
Otto Fauser is one of our favourite "plant" friends  - we  were speaking  on the phone the other day and  now we have the pleasure to enjoy your photo of the Crocus named for him - and what a beautiful crocus it is . Such a gorgeous colouring.  I hope one day we will grow this fine bulb, and be able to think of dear Otto whenever we see it.

Indeed ....a great Crocus named after a great man!

[Janis Ruksans]

This bud of unusual colour came out of pot of C. fauseri on my windowsill where it was placed for pollination.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Today in greenhouse (unheated polytunell with all doors and windows open) - outside + 7, tomorrow's broadcast +8 C
Crocus atticus 'Bowles' White'
Crocus korolkowii and some others...
Janis

[de.da.]

Real nice, Janis!
When they bloom else at you?
Daniel
(10°C, too)

[krisderaeymaeker]

Today in greenhouse (unheated polytunell with all doors and windows open) - outside + 7, tomorrow's broadcast +8 C
Crocus atticus 'Bowles' White'
Crocus korolkowii and some others...
Janis

Very cheerful Janis ! Here temperature even around 10 C . But this maybe lead to danger when winter arrive in january and february ....

[Janis Ruksans]

Global weather forecast informs that no winter will come here during January (I trust to this) and in February, too (quite doubtful). I'm bringing pots of crocuses one by other inside and when flowers open - I'm pollinating them. Then three days on bathrooms windowsill and after that back to polytunnel. On attached picture pollination of C. fauseri.
As my customers know - I'm finishing with commercial growing and my business will be followed by my step-daughter Līga, who this autumn planted all commercial stocks and now are working on new catalogue which in internet version we will publish (I hope) at end of first week of January. Pictures and text is ready, but it takes time to replace items on home page and to check everything. On second picture you can see me and Līga discussing about pictures for catalogue.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The last crocuses of going 2013 - various aquisitions of Crocus flerischeri from Chios Island, Greece - pictured today.
Janis

[Maggi Young]

We have seen some amazing firework displays on TV- celebrating the New Year from Auckland and Sydney - but these fantastic flowers are a  more lovely way to signal a new year!

Best wishes to you , Janis and Guna, for health and happiness in the coming year, and all our congratulations to Līga in her new  enterprise!