Do you take a morning garden stroll?

[VC Scott]

Yep, every morning. As they say, the best fertilizer is the gardener's footsteps in the garden.

Always on the lookout for fungus, tomato russet mites, gophers, and plants that need a little extra care.

[Gavriil]

Originally Posted by KathyDC

Sometimes in the morning, before my work day starts, I'll spend it walking through the garden, pulling a weed here, a sucker there, and generally looking at and enjoying everything. Especially now, with so much life, flowers in bloom, tomatoes fruiting, etc.

I have yet to walk around with my cup of coffee in hand, but that may be next!

Does anyone else's morning routine include a garden walk?

Kathy

So you've been watching me eh!

Don't have to work at present so I walk around checking it 3 or 4 times a day
Hey sometimes I even weed it

[KathyDC]

Thanks for the pictures everyone! This morning I took my morning walk -- a little shorter than I would've liked because it was looking like it might rain -- and took a few pictures as promised. The first is a dahlia blooming in front, followed by Greek Domata, which has probably our biggest fruit at present. Then our Sprite plant, loaded up with blooms!

Dahlia

Greek Domata

Sprite

[RebelRidin]

I only take a walk through my yard and garden every morning and every evening. The only exception is in the event of rain (had too much of that this year) and on the weekends. On the weekends I go out in the morning and pretty much just stay all day

[clkeiper]

Kind Of... The garden IS my job. I go out and spend all day every day except Sunday in the garden. I grow for farmers markets so I have to be out there everyday except when I am at a market.

[Garden/Arborist]

We've got an old truck with a box on it that is about 12 ft. high. I like to sit up there in the morning with my coffee and watch the sun come up and of course watch the birds. It's my vantage point for most of my garden photos.

The sun is just up over the horizon, you can see it on one of the trees in the background.

[indigosand]

Originally Posted by JiminNJ

I like Cubanelle or Banana peppers in my scrambled eggs, so I'll take a walk around before picking some for breakfast. When the corn is pollinating is my favorite time, I love the smell, and watching the bees loaded with so much pollen that it's all they can do to fly.

Yes! I thought I was the only one that could smell that! My family looks at me when I tell them it's just a clean, sweet smell. Mine has tassels in bloom right now also. Every morning as soon as I can get away from the chickens and turkeys pleading to be let out, I walk thru but my coffee rarely stays in my hand. Seems as though it gets put down almost immediately as I see something that needs tending to. I love to spend evenings out in the garden and enjoy the heavy smell of flowers on the air and the beauty of moonlight cast over the plants.

[KathyDC]

You all are poets! I love the idea of sitting perched up high on your big old truck.

Kathy

[Crandrew]

Originally Posted by kath

Yes, it does, Kathy, and your thread inspired me to take my camera along this morning! Sometimes I'll take even take my smoothie with me, stroll, admire, and do whatever can be done with one hand while I make mental notes about what needs to be done that day. Actually since I'm retired I spend lots of time in the garden each day weather permitting but it's important to remember to slow it down a bit from time to time and just stroll.
Here's what caught my eye on this beautiful morning:

What beautiful pictures Kath! I would say thats one happy garden. Same for Tom a to great pics.

[KathyDC]

Argh! Well, when I was out in the garden this morning, here's what I noticed -- a tomato exhibiting a trait I wasn't expecting!

This is a picture of our Creole plant, whose fruits appear to be forming a nipple on the blossom end. I've never grown it before but this doesn't seem typical of any Creole fruit I've ever heard about. So either I got a cross, or it was a mixed-up seed! I don't guess it's possible it could "grow out" of the nipple? - especially since even at this small size they appear fairly pronounced.

Surprise surprise!

Creole??

Not looking very Creole

And a sunflower!

Kathy

[kath]

Originally Posted by Crandrew

What beautiful pictures Kath! I would say thats one happy garden...

Thanks, Crandrew- no complaints here. It's been an outstanding year so far. Hoping yours is the same.

kath

[lycomania]

Originally Posted by Redbaron

Absolutely. On my stroll this morning I found my first tomato plant killed and eaten by gophers.

Ouch, I feel that pain.

I do a garden stroll often, maybe not too early in the morning...