Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

February 02:

Butlig escapes -and is placed in empty (fallow) pen

February 03:

Young Toku falls from ceiling onto living room sofa

Ihid (the castrated runt) breaks into boar Butlig's new pen

but then gets put into Butlig's old pen -with the help of some local lads



while the neighbours all watch

February 04:

The end of another day on the balcony!

February 05:

Me -on the balcony too -recovering from strained leg muscle (since 27 January)

February 06:

Ducks for in the Freezer

February 07:

Northern Garden still surviving but drying out









Southern Garden is doing a bit  better





Pigs are content with new neighbours

February 08:

Butlig breaks into the neighbours' pen

...but is sent back home again



Some Sorghum seeds collected



Meanwhile, the girls get excited



So Butlig returns



But is sent home again



After pen fence has been raised up

February 09:

Life in the water reservoir
Water Boatman                        Frog Tadpole                     Toad Spawn                             Water Lilly

Vegetables in Garden
Alugbati                                                                      Chili


and Penny and Terri work on improving the pig pen -again

Photos: Fatima Lasay                                                                                                                                                                

February 11:

February Flowers

February 14:

Rain at last!

February 15:

Prolific Cobra Vine

....but neighbour accidentally fells tree on hedge and banana patch

February 17:

Moth with transparent camouflage patches on wings

Cobra Vine flowering



Miniature Ampalaya, Winged Beans and Carambola



Young Jackfruit tree starting to fruit



Twisty poses for the Camera



Butlig has a nap



...and we say Goodbye to Bullet!

February 23:

Pig Portraits


No.1                                         Brownie                                            no.3


Blackie                                       Butlig                                            Ihid

February 27:

Young chickens contemplating life and pigs

Mission Accomplished?

Butlig with No.1 -a second chance
Result in 18 days....

Wooden poles reserved for the new Goat and Pig pens

February 28:

Rain, yesterday and today, ponds filled

Garden refreshed



Mouldy Squash seeds -will they grow?

Coconut Compost patch being remodeled

February 29:

Butlig alone again

Eggs, tadpoles and snails in water reservoir

Bean shoot growing after rain

Crate constructed for transporting pigs

Project Land