Got to agree with the above. That was my first reaction too since it is across the board - it is the classic look of way too much water/too wet soil. My only other thoughts as "possibles" is halide light burn or wind burn. But if in the greenhouse and unless your fans are set way too high speed ;) I'd doubt wind burn is the problem. Dave

So you mean I'll have Celosia babies for years to come if I allow them to mature? Excellent again!! :) btw I found all of the ones I planted, thanks again for the photo. Sandy

I think it went into winter a little on the dry side. The bed is sheltered by the deck above and I don't mulch it because the chickens will spread the mulch everywhere along the walkway when they find it. I'm pretty sure it's dead. My clematis on the other side of the house are green all the way to the top of the service pole (well, the Bill MacKenzie goes to the top), and the Jackmanii is almost done blooming. Last year, it had live vines ten feet up the trellis in the spring. When I cut off the knuckle, I sheared it level with the ground, watered well several times since, and I haven't noticed any new growth in close to two months. I assume I just look for the smooth oval leaves on a small "weed"? Will I have volunteer seedlings the following spring or summer after seed matures, or do they germinate in the same season? I saw a few posts about people finding volunteer seedlings in August... I already have a few in my cart on ebay :/ I guess I'll take a look tonight and see if I can find any in the weedy areas I didn't get to last weekend.

My oregano was started from seeds the beginning of April and now have an inch or two stems of tiny green leaves, similar to thyme. The thyme leaves are on 3 inch stems though, and were started the same time. I also have rosemary started from seed and these too have a few small leaves. Just planted all of these, along with basil, shallots, asparagus, and tarragon, in my garden. There are a few varieties of oregano, with smaller round leaves, as well as larger oval pointed shaped leaves like the photo above.