Good Morning....Gardening for exercise..
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
January 12, 2020 8:13pm CST
Good Morning Monday....I woke up early and I am done with a loads of morning chores including my cooking till lunch time. Now I am here with my cup of tea and mylot. Husband will leave for office a little late than usual and that is same as the time for younger one to leave for school. So he would drop her to school. That saves me some time and definitely a lot from morning mad traffic.
Seems I have some time in hand. So I would just go to my garden and work on my muscles harvesting few veggies. cleaning up the pots, watering the plants and cleaning up my terrace. My gardener has not been very punctual in recent times and I am really upset with that. I might rather do the work on my own. So I do not have any morning exercise on my list today. I will rather sweat in my garden. Anyway I have an hour of waiting in the evening outside Music class of my daughter and I can use it for walking around and finishing few errands.
I went to my garden in the morning to pick up some Tulsi leaves ( basil) for my tea. Husband has cold and these leaves do wonder in cold and cough. I was caught by the beautiful blooms in my garden. But it looked a bit untidy and uncared forfor.
The picture is of a bunch of hibiscus blooming in my garden.
So here I pull on my sleeves and pick up the gardening tools. That's going to keep me occupied for some time. Catch you later!
What's on your list for the day?
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 20
@arunima25 Only a few begonia tubers - I mostly grow annuals.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
Yes winters might make you stay indoor. I hope plants in your garden will survive the winter. Do you put some of them indoors now??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
I have quite a few varieties of them in my garden. I have around six different varieties.
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@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 20
@arunima25 I know there are some very beautiful ones - both double and single varieties. I'm sure they bring you a lot of pleasure.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jan 20
@JudyEv Oh! They do. I have some more blooms coming in day or two.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
13 Jan 20
First of all I must get this kink out of my back
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan 20
Thank you. I have a few varieties of them
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Jan 20
@arunima25 That's great you will have a harvest soon.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
I enjoyed it and it really made me sweat
But happy to see a neat garden. Also there are veggies which are soon going to be ready to harvest.
But happy to see a neat garden. Also there are veggies which are soon going to be ready to harvest.2 people like this
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
Good that you had a great Monday. Hope it's continued for coming days. So you have a garden at your place??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
Seems like you have cleaning and TV shows as a plan for the day. Enjoy!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
15 Jan 20
Today is a day of running errands--being retired I keep on putting them off but....
Also on the list today is water & feed the 28 plants in my apartment!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
13 Jan 20
'tis brilliant he's able to take her to school so's ya aint the need to battle that traffic. most stressful schtuff. lovely blossoms'n the hibiscus! perhaps i need to send ya mine, seems y'ave a secret to multi blooms, lol.
yes ma'am, basil 'tis good fer such. sadly the hubs here'll not drink't, prefers to suffer'n complain.
i love tendin' the plants'n can't wait fer late spring when all these go outdoors'n get joined by others. i reckon yer cold spells'n rains 've gotten yer garden a bit off schedule.
i ne'er make a list, jest take thingies's they come. one 'f the perks 'f all my young'uns grown.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
15 Jan 20
@arunima25 brilliant! i used to've 3, they all perished 'fter many years. i'd presumed they lived fere'er, found such's not the case, regardless 'f care.
when i'm forced to go through town, i'm 'lways shocked't the changes, lol. then horrified 't folks bad manners.
yes ma'am, they can be brutal 't times. i've a sun porch where i do my winter gardenin'. not's much 'xercise, though i love tendin' the plants. i long fer late spring.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
I have six different varieties of hibiscus in my garden.
I love it when I can be rid of driving in crazy traffic.
Winters in your part can really be too much and make you stay indoors. I am sure you enjoy your gardening in Spring.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan 20
@crazyhorseladycx Hibiscus is a shrub and it does perish after few years. I have these from last 5 years and I think that they should last a couple of years more. Then I need to replace them.
Good that you have a sun porch where you can do a bit of winter gardening.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jan 20
Have a glorious morning.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jan 20
I had a good time spending the morning with my plants and dirting my hands in mud.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
Gardening is another good form of exercise. It's a stress reliever.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan 20
I totally agree. I feel good dirtying my hands in mud. And definitely working my muscles.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jan 20
@Nakitakona Wow! That's wonderful. I am sure it must be a beautiful garden. 
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
18 Jan 20
@arunima25 My wife is always busy for her mini garden of ornamental plants, flowers like orchids.
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