After spending five days at home, away from school, it felt like a drag to have to start the whole routine again today. After five whole days of waking up any time I fancy, of relaxation and leisure, I have to make sure I wake up on time, prepare breakfast and packing lunch for Pete. As always, I would worry that I would oversleep that I would wake up every 20 minutes. That meant I didn't have a restful sleep. I went to school bleary eyed.
Luckily, I only have to go to school tomorrow and Friday. Luckily also, the weather has been quite nice. The sun is out and for longer each day. It's hard not to be in a good mood when the weather is nice and warm, the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue.
The weather forecast for this week has been quite promising. It seems like we would be having warmer weather this week and more sunny days. I have to keep an eye on the weather since I want to start sowing seeds soon. I plan to keep the pots in the balcony but it is still quite cold, especially at night. I have been reading about sowing seeds and it seems like it isn't so simple.
The seeds and seedlings can be such divas. Some need lots of light at first and warm temperature. Some need not much light at first and then after they sprout the first two leaves, they would need more than 8 hours of light. Some even need to be germinated in the fridge!
The more I read about sowing seeds, the more I am panicking. There's so much to learn about gardening. It's not as simple as dropping seeds into the ground and spray some water on them once in a while. Pete and I have chosen some seeds and of course we hope to be able to harvest the vegetables. We did get to harvest potatoes, carrots, zucchinis, peas, french beans and lettuce last year but I want to get a bigger harvest this year. I guess the key is to research well and most importantly start off the seeds well indoors. Spring, please be here soon and bring good weather with you.
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