Impatiens Observation Diary: A Full Record of the Planting and Growing Process

  Spring is a good season for sowing impatiens. On March 15 I planted the impatiens seeds. (Cut a beverage bottle open at the 1/3 point, punch a few holes in the bottle cap, put water in the bottom of the bottle, fill the bottle neck with loose soil, plant the impatiens seeds, and invert it into the bottle bottom; this keeps the soil moist. Put it in a cool, ventilated place and quietly wait for the flowers to bloom.)

  Two weeks later, the impatiens broke through the soil and grew its first pair of leaves, tender and round. These are the seed's “cotyledons.”

  One week later, the impatiens grew true leaves, oval-shaped with serrated edges, so fresh and green they seemed ready to drip.

  I moved the impatiens into a flowerpot. It grew quickly, producing lush leaves, and began to form flower buds.

  After a rain on the weekend, on May 23, the impatiens finally bloomed. Some were white, some pink, like slim and graceful little girls, extremely beautiful.

  A message from a parent:

  Every child is like a seed, bathed in sunlight, quietly waiting to bloom; there will always be surprises!

  Care and love are the best perfume, making flowers open. Your responsibility and love, sweetie, make the flowers bloom even more brilliantly. After reading your observation diary, bit by bit, Teacher Lin feels how beautiful life is, how wonderful plants are, and how lovely and charming you are, sweetie. A thumbs-up for you and your mom.