Hi my Hiver friends, November has begun and as the weather in most parts of the world begins to turn cold and overcast for winter, in New Zealand, with summer just around the corner, the weather is getting warmer with more sunshine. And this is the best time for me to start my gardening. ![e3e03e23_0bbe_4a53_aa9a_647f8c11e76a.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdvqGNdjaq8k8vqeZCexXHRgp3DzTRzM11Zy4Vxj8FxJ2/e3e03e23_0bbe_4a53_aa9a_647f8c11e76a.jpeg)_{Bean sprout} ![9bdcf152_4803_4bbd_a7d0_2d4f3b8cdf52.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdux4GFKSkezkVJj56XiG4eyvXNwjTNN9RCwV1XME9ogS/9bdcf152_4803_4bbd_a7d0_2d4f3b8cdf52.jpeg)_{Bean sprout} It can be said that this is the first time I take care of a garden of my own, before I lived in an apartment and its space was too small to grow anything. I started thinking about gardening when I first moved into my current house, but it was in the middle of winter and the weather was very cold so I had to put the plan on hold. Even with the arrival of spring in September, the weather, although much improved, is still quite cold to start sowing. And after a long wait with many cherished plans for the garden, I started sowing the first seeds about 3 weeks ago after clearing the weeds and flattening the soil a bit. I was eagerly waiting for the tiny sprouts to come out of the ground in a short time of about a week. However, 1 week and then 2 weeks have passed and I still have not seen any sprouts appear even though I have watered them quite regularly every day. I was extremely disappointed and thought I had failed with the first batch of seeds. But today when I cleared the newly regrown grass to prepare for the second seeding, the first sprouts began to emerge from the ground. I was overjoyed when I saw them. ![9d7deca0_ed1c_4718_9d47_5257aa496021.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdoGTrLDvdAUYcZ9jj27FKV4W4tguWuMAfMDkpUTcpuB1/9d7deca0_ed1c_4718_9d47_5257aa496021.jpeg)_{Perilla sprout} ![82cc727f_7691_4dcc_91db_0b2f9dae59d4.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmTBihWaogcAHmfDWqRUsi3nTqdHWT2C5X95ntJgvuoMZz/82cc727f_7691_4dcc_91db_0b2f9dae59d4.jpeg)_{Perilla sprout} The plants that I sow this time are mostly herbs for cooking, because the supermarket here usually doesn't sell these herbs, but they appear a lot in my favourite Vietnamese dishes. Even though the seeds haven't sprouted yet, I was already imagining what I would cook with those vegetables. I am really excited to see my herbs garden growing up day by day and looking forward to the day when I can harvest them. Another plant that I plant quite a lot this time is the bean plant because I love to eat beans, this plant is also quite easy to grow and gives a good harvest too. ![41804425_4b54_406d_a397_5e433b32009b.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfNMwuKRt5bzcqoEFVEezZ3QkWPRAgJkcVxw21NnxF1Q9/41804425_4b54_406d_a397_5e433b32009b.jpeg)_{Baby Coriander} ![9608733b_2a29_4de7_9d22_c65c220b4618.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWkVEe1QaiB27HePHZPGdfPCLHiiQycpiT8aSQMo6UtV3/9608733b_2a29_4de7_9d22_c65c220b4618.jpeg)_{Basil sprout} ![c1943178_9674_43c0_81bb_56010d47d9cc.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeiXVRmkAcJT8NAqMVARfvQMBi5yDYPmTqCbH2unej8iD/c1943178_9674_43c0_81bb_56010d47d9cc.jpeg)_{Red onion sowing pot} ![e9440efe_07cc_4062_9e9e_787d613c55b2.jpeg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNdBWz8JQcsakYpCtoFyvnsNaN3E7aw5AjxsmgCJVDiut/e9440efe_07cc_4062_9e9e_787d613c55b2.jpeg)_{Spring onion} I know it's still a long time until harvest, but I'm still happy because at least I've seen the seeds I planted have sprouted and grown. Gardening brings me a lot of joy and relaxation especially when looking at these tiny sprouts. Thank you for reading my post!

lynnnguyen