diff --git a/src/actors/fireball.asm b/src/actors/fireball.asm
index 4743b09e..b7283e77 100644
--- a/src/actors/fireball.asm
+++ b/src/actors/fireball.asm
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 ;;;=========================================================================;;;
 
 ;;; The speed of a fireball/fireblast, in half-pixels per frame.
-kFireballSpeed = 5
+kFireballSpeed  = 3
+kFireblastSpeed = 5
 
 ;;; The OBJ palette numbers used for fireball and fireblast actors.
 kPaletteObjFireball  = 1
@@ -63,8 +64,17 @@ kPaletteObjFireblast = 1
 .EXPORT Func_InitActorProjFireblast
 .PROC Func_InitActorProjFireblast
     ldy #eActor::ProjFireblast  ; param: actor type
-    .assert eActor::ProjFireblast > 0, error
-    bne Func_InitActorProjFireballOrFireblast  ; unconditional
+    jsr Func_InitActorWithState1  ; preserves X and T0+
+    fall Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity  ; preserves X and T3+
+.ENDPROC
+
+;;; Sets a fireblast projectile's velocity from its State1 angle value.
+;;; @param X The actor index.
+;;; @preserve X, T3+
+.EXPORT Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity
+.PROC Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity
+    ldy #kFireblastSpeed  ; param: speed
+    bne Func_ReinitActorProjFireballOrFireblastVelocity  ; unconditional
 .ENDPROC
 
 ;;; Initializes the specified actor as a fireball projectile.
@@ -75,25 +85,24 @@ kPaletteObjFireblast = 1
 .EXPORT Func_InitActorProjFireball
 .PROC Func_InitActorProjFireball
     ldy #eActor::ProjFireball  ; param: actor type
-    fall Func_InitActorProjFireballOrFireblast  ; preserves X and T3+
+    jsr Func_InitActorWithState1  ; preserves X and T0+
+    fall Func_ReinitActorProjFireballVelocity  ; preserves X and T3+
 .ENDPROC
 
-;;; Initializes the specified actor as a fireball or fireblast projectile.
-;;; @prereq The actor's pixel position has already been initialized.
-;;; @param A The angle to fire at, measured in increments of tau/256.
+;;; Sets a fireball projectile's velocity from its State1 angle value.
 ;;; @param X The actor index.
 ;;; @preserve X, T3+
-.PROC Func_InitActorProjFireballOrFireblast
-    jsr Func_InitActorWithState1  ; preserves X and T0+
-    fall Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity  ; preserves X and T3+
+.PROC Func_ReinitActorProjFireballVelocity
+    ldy #kFireballSpeed  ; param: speed
+    fall Func_ReinitActorProjFireballOrFireblastVelocity  ; preserves X and T3+
 .ENDPROC
 
-;;; Sets a fireball projectile's velocity from its State1 angle value.
+;;; Sets a fireball/fireblast projectile's velocity from its State1 angle
+;;; value.
 ;;; @param X The actor index.
+;;; @param Y The speed, in half-pixels per frame.
 ;;; @preserve X, T3+
-.EXPORT Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity
-.PROC Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity
-    ldy #kFireballSpeed  ; param: speed
+.PROC Func_ReinitActorProjFireballOrFireblastVelocity
     lda Ram_ActorState1_byte_arr, x  ; param: angle
     jmp Func_SetActorVelocityPolar  ; preserves X and T3+
 .ENDPROC
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ _UpdateAngle:
     beq @done
     add Ram_ActorState1_byte_arr, x  ; current angle
     sta Ram_ActorState1_byte_arr, x  ; current angle
-    jmp Func_ReinitActorProjFireblastVelocity  ; preserves X
+    jmp Func_ReinitActorProjFireballVelocity  ; preserves X
     @done:
     rts
 .ENDPROC
diff --git a/src/rooms/boss_garden.asm b/src/rooms/boss_garden.asm
index ff2eb0e2..56ec312c 100644
--- a/src/rooms/boss_garden.asm
+++ b/src/rooms/boss_garden.asm
@@ -115,19 +115,22 @@ kBossInitHealthPerEye = 4
 
 ;;; How many frames the boss waits, after you first enter the room, before
 ;;; taking action.
-kBossInitCooldown = 160
+kBossInitCooldown = 150
 ;;; How many frames to wait between spikes when the boss is in Angry mode.
-kBossAngrySpikeCooldown = 15
+kBossAngrySpikeCooldown = 18
 ;;; How many frames to wait between fireballs when the boss is in Shoot mode.
-kBossShootFireballCooldown = 60
+kBossShootFireballCooldown = 70
 ;;; How many frames to wait between fireballs when the boss is in Spray mode.
-kBossSprayFireballCooldown = 15
+kBossSprayFireballCooldown = 18
 ;;; How many frames the boss stays in SprayWindup mode before starting to shoot
 ;;; the spray.
 kBossSprayWindupCooldown = 80
+;;; How many extra frames the boss waits between opening its eye and shooting
+;;; its first fireball in Shoot mode.
+kBossShootWindupFrames = 15
 
 ;;; How many spikes to drop when the boss is in Angry mode.
-kBossAngryNumSpikes = 3
+kBossAngryNumSpikes = 2
 
 ;;; How many frames it takes for an eye to fully open or close.
 kBossEyeOpenFrames = 20
@@ -544,7 +547,7 @@ _ChooseNewBossMode:
     dec Zp_RoomState + sState::BossShootsUntilNextSpray_u8
     jmp _StartShootMode
 _StartSprayMode:
-    lda #7
+    lda #5
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::BossProjCount_u8
     ;; Set BossShootsUntilNextSpray_u8 to a random value from 2-3.
     jsr Func_GetRandomByte  ; returns A
@@ -559,10 +562,10 @@ _StartSprayMode:
 _StartShootMode:
     ;; Choose a random number of fireballs to shoot, from 4-7.
     jsr Func_GetRandomByte  ; returns A
-    and #$03
-    add #4
+    mod #4
+    ora #4
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::BossProjCount_u8
-    lda #kBossEyeOpenFrames
+    lda #kBossEyeOpenFrames + kBossShootWindupFrames
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::BossCooldown_u8
     lda #eBossMode::Shoot
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::Current_eBossMode
@@ -941,14 +944,14 @@ _Close:
 .ENDPROC
 
 ;;; Makes the garden boss enter waiting mode for a random amount of time
-;;; (between about 1-2 seconds).
+;;; (between about 2-3 seconds).
 ;;; @preserve X
 .PROC FuncA_Room_BossGarden_StartWaiting
     lda #eBossMode::Waiting
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::Current_eBossMode
     jsr Func_GetRandomByte  ; preserves X, returns A
-    and #$3f
-    ora #$40
+    mod #$40
+    ora #$80
     sta Zp_RoomState + sState::BossCooldown_u8
     rts
 .ENDPROC