Planting some vegetable seeds, and spending the day on Steemit

Good morning, everyone! I'm going to be posting a rare @valth blog today, but don't worry - a biology post is on the horizon, but it will be posted pretty late tonight.

This week has been pretty crazy for me, so I have been unable to answer all comments lately. I have however read some of the great comments that you guys have left, and I'm looking forward to taking a deep dive into the big backlog of stuff I need to answer. So, you are not forgotten!

Today is one of the rare days when I have a whole day to myself, so it's a great time to read up on all the cool stuff that has been posted on the Steem blockchain lately. So, today I'm going to be doing three things:

1) Plant some seeds

With a whole day to myself, I will finally be able to spend a few hours planting seeds to grow some vegetables. It's still almost 50cm of snow outside, but the sun is actually pretty strong these days, so it should be pretty doable to start growing the seeds inside these days.

It is usually my wife that is responsible for the small garden we keep, but this year is extremely busy for her, so the honor is all mine now. It will be exciting to see if I can pull it off!

I do have lots of theoretical knowledge about botany and plant physiology, but I don't really think knowing which hormones that is responsible for the different responses in the plant will be of much use when trying to grow some stuff! Hehe

Anyway, I picked up a big bag of soil (because the one in my garden is still covered in snow) and the three bags of seeds that you can see in the picture for only $10, so it won't be a huge loss if I mess up completely. We also have some leftovers from last year, so it will be a nice garden for someone who used to only help out with it when needed.

Anyway, if anyone got some great protips for a first-time solo gardener, make sure to let me know!

2) Take the dogs out in the great winter weather!

The weather outside is amazing today despite the fact that it is still winter here. It should really be spring by now, but I guess we have to be stuck with winter for a few more weeks. Anyway, since the weather looks great with a clear blue sky, it will be a great time to go for a small hike with the dogs.

This guy loves a hike! Image by @valth.

3) Spend time on Steemit

The third and final thing I want to do today is to spend a lot of time on Steemit, and checking out all the comments and posts that have been published in the last 3-4 days. I see that the activity has been a bit lower than usual in the last few days, which is not that unexpected when we look at the price of Steem, but I still think that the people who stop posting because of a low price will regret it.

I have much confidence that Steem will grow a lot bigger in the next few months, and it is one of pretty few blockchains that actually have a great utility. I get that many people are bleeding pretty hard by the correction we are currently in, but I'm sure those of us who just keep holding out assets will make a nice profit from it once the correction is done.

Still, seeing Steem for less than $2 is pretty sad, especially when it used to be pretty steady around $6 a few months ago. But I guess it's a great opportunity to be active, earn some Steem, and Power Up!

And a random milestone

I actually did a milestone post when I reached 2,500 followers, but I did not have any plans to make another one for a good while. However, I see that I just reached 3,000 followers already, so I guess the blog post was timed even better than I had anticipated. Thank you very much for following me everyone! I really appreciate that so many people have taken the time to read my posts and leave great comments on them.