Across
- 3. Like the equinox, but fancier
- 6. Newly emerged bird or reptile
- 8. What bees do that’s vital to crops
- 10. Relating to springtime foals
- 11. Feathered fixer-upper
- 12. Tree juice on the move in spring
- 13. What farmers do before sowing
- 14. Early morning sparkle on grass
- 16. Springtime task for woolly sheep
- 17. Soil dweller that aerates the earth
- 21. Pollen-producing part of a flower
- 22. Stage before a bloom
- 23. Decayed organic matter, gardener’s gold
Down
- 1. Small spring flower and a Crayola color
- 2. Low, marshy spring habitat
- 4. Day when daylight and darkness are exactly equal
- 5. Ideal soil type for planting
- 7. Not the flowers, but the 19th-century undergarments (spring fashion throwback!)
- 8. Sound from a nestling
- 9. One point on a garden rake
- 12. Bee behavior when relocating
- 15. Opposite of equinox
- 18. Tiny purple bloom that braves the cold
- 19. Spotted garden helper
- 20. What seeds do when the time is right