Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

September 2018:


Image of Hen with chick


September  01:

Hen Hatches Eggs on House Balcony

Images of Hen hatching eggs on a
        tropical house balcony

Bunching Onions Transplanted in Various Locations

Images of transplanted bunching
        onions

Pechay Seedlings Transplanted in Various Locations

Images of tropical backyard Pechay
        Transplanted

Italian Tomato Transplanted near the "Monster"

Images of tropical backyard tomato
        being transplanted

Images of transplanted tropical backyard tomato plant
        given protective plastic wall

September  02:

Mulberry Bush is Transplanted from Western Garden to (more sunny) Northern Garden

Images of Mulberry bush transplanted
        in tropical backyard garden

Protection for Gabi (Taro) against Ducks?

Images of protective plastic sleeve
        put around tropical backyard garden plant to protect it from
        ducks and chickens

Chicken has abandoned Nest -and Fatima fails  to hatch a Chick


Images of trying to open an egg abandoned by tropical
        backyard hen

Home Grown Pork for Breakfast (Tocino), Lunch (Ham) and Dinner (Bacon)

Images of meals from home grown pork
-eggs, tomatoes and aubergine too

September  03:

Brownie and then "Limpy" transferred to New Pen

Images of tropical backyard sow and
        piglet moved to new pened to

Mother and Piglets are Unhappy -but Gradually are Settling Down

Images of tropical backyard sow and
        piglet after being separated from the rest of the litter

Images of youing tropical backyard
        piglets shortly after their mother has been trmoved from their
        pen

Various Seeds Soaked -in hope of Germination

Images of mseeds being put between
        cloths for soaking

Images of various seeds wrapped in cloth ready for
        soaking

Images of seeds wrapped in loth being soaked to
        encourage germination

Young Mother Hen with New Chicks already Devastating the Garden

Images of damage done to garden by
        tropical backyard hen with chicks

Imahges of triopical backyard hen destroying garden
        patch

Imat\ges of tropical backyard hen with chicks destroying
        garden patch

Light Rain at Lunchtime

Images of light rain in tropical
        backyard

Separate Meals (for a while) -because Limpy Can't Reach the Trough

Imagws of tropical backyard sow and piglet eating
        together

Images of tropical backyard soww and piglet eating
        together

....but the other piglets have no problems with it

Images of tropical backyard piglets eating from a
        trough

September  04:

A Small Garden Harvest

Images of crops recently harvested or
        growing in tropical backyard garden

Mustard Going to Seed

Images of mustard plant flowering and
        producing seeds in a tropical backyard garden

Rain in the Afternoon

Images of afternoon rain in a tropical
        backyard

September  05:

Cleaning Out the Mini-Greenhouses

Images of potted plants growing in
        tropical backyard mini-greenhouse

Chinese Spinach and Chaism Transplanted -with Peanuts and Assorted Broadcasted Seeds

Images of Chinese Spinach and Chaism transplanted
              in a plastic protected bed planted with peanuts and
              broadcast with assorted seeds

Round Green Eggplant Transplanted to Northern Garden

Images of round green eggplant ransplanted in
              tropical backyard

Another Short, Heavy, Shower

Images of rshort, heavy, shower in
        tropical backyard

Breadfruit and Neem Trees Transplanted

Images of Breadfruit and Neem Trees
        recently transplanted in tropical backyard

September  06:

Light Rain Again

Images of rain in a tropical backyard

Beetroot Seeds (Germinating After Soaking) are Put in a Pot in the Mini-Greenhouse


Images of beetroot seeds germinating after being soaked
        and then planted in a pot

September  07:

Transplanted in Northern Garden

Sausage Tomato, Comet Radish and Bean Sprouts
Images of plants about to be transplanted

Images of recently transplanted
        tomato, radish and bean sprouts in tropical backyard garden

French Breakfast Radish and Alfalfa

Images of radish and alfalfa in pots
        before transplanting

Images of recently transplanted R%adish and alfalfa in
        tropical backyard garden

Germinating Seeds Planted in Pots

Images of germinating seeds planted in
        pots

Images of germinating seeds planted in a pot and placed
        in a tropical backyard mini-greenhouse

Other Seeds continue with the Soaking

Images of seeds being soaked between
        bits of cloth to help them germinate

A few Coconut Trees Trimmed and Harvested

Images of coconut trees being trimmed
        and harvested

Images of debris from trimmed and harvested coconuts
        being cleared up

Images of debris after cleaning coconut trees

Images of tropical garden returmed to mormal after
        debris from trimming and harvesting coconut trees has been
        cleared up

Selected Garden Areas Watered

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being watered

September  08:

Selected  Areas Watered Again

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being watered during dry spell

September  09:

Rain in the Night

Images of night rain in tropical
        backyard

Areas with recent transplants are broadcast with a mixture of seeds

Images of various seeds being broadcast into recently
        planted protected areas in tropical backyard

September  10:

Remaining Soaked Seeds Planted in Pots

Images of soaked seed planted in pots

Images of soaked seeds planted in pots

Images of soaked seeds planted in pots

Images of potted seeds and material used for soaking
        then before planting

Some (White) Gabi (Taro) Planted

Images of Taro planted in tropical
        backyard garden

Selected  Areas Watered

Images of tropical backyard garden being watered

September  11:

Early Morning Rain

Images of early morning rain in a
        tropical backyard

September  12:

Watered Again

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being watered during a dry spell

September  13:

The First Two Piglets are Collected by their New Owner

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being caught for new owners

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught for new
        owner

Imges of tropical backyard piglets leaving with new
        owner

Plants in Exchange for Ducklings

Images of plants in exchange for
        tropical backyard ducklings

Images of tropical backyard ducklings being caught

.....and  a Piglet To Go!

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        being caught and transferred

Images of tropical backyard ducks and Piglet being taken
        away by new owner

Cuttings are Put in Temporary Pots

Images of plant cuttings put into pots
        to grow roots

Remaining Piglets are too Nervous to be collected -Try again Tomorrow....

Images of nervous tropical backyard
        piglets after siblings have been caught by new owners

September  14:

Rain in the Night (Typhoon in Northern Philippines)

Images of the results of rain in the
        night

Images of rain in tropical backyard

More Rain

Images of Rain in tropical backyard

Herb Seeds Potted

Images of herb seeds planted in pots
        in tropical backyard

Images of herbs palnted in pots in tropical backyard

Images of herbs planted in pots in tropical backyard

No.Three has Problems Again

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for an infected backside

Images of tropical backyard sown being treated for
        infected backside


...and Even More Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of rain in tropical backyard

September  15:

Rain in the Night

Images of night rain in tropical
        backyard

No.Three gets Treated Again

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated fro infected vagina

Rain and Sun

Images of rain and sun in tropical
        backyard

Images of rain and sun in tropical backyard

Images of sun in tropical house

Plants Starting to Thrive in the Sun and the Rain

Images of plants flowering and
        fruiting in tropical backyard

Images of plants growing in tropical backyard garden

Splitting Bamboo
for Plastic Frames

Images of splitting bamboo

Building a Multi-Compartmentalized Protected Area

Images of
            Multi-Compartmentalized Protected Area made from plastic and
            bamboo in tropical backyard garden

September  16:

No.Three still under Treatment

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for infection

Mother and Daughter still Together

Images of tropical backyard sow with
        daughter

Disposal of the Piglets Postponed -Because of the Storm

Images of tropical backyard piglets

Fatima's Crops are doing Well

Images of crops in tropical backyard
        garden

....and Some of Mine are starting to Grow Too -Patola, Asparagus, Thai Cucumber and Passion Fruit

Images of germinating seedlings in
        tropical backyard garden

Protective Fence around Banana Tree -To protect it from Ducks

Images of putting a wire fence around a banana tree to
        protect it from Ducks

Various Seeds Sown in Multi-Compartmentalized Protected Area

Images of seed planted in plastic
        compartments to protect them from animals

Images of tropical backyard seeds sown in plastic
        compartments as protection against ducks and chickens

September  17:

No.Three gets her Treatment -and is starting to improve

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for an infected vagina

The Piglets are still very nervous -but are eventually all caught

Images of people tryi ng to catch
        tropical backyard piglets

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

One Goes To a Neighbour

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        being taken away by a neighbour

...and Three to a Local Orphanage

IMages of tropical backyard piglets
        being caught

We go with Them

Images of tropical backyard piglets in
        a jeepney going to new owners

Where we See their Auntie again -and lots of other thoings too

Images of philippine orphanage with
        pig sty

Imges of animals at a philippine orphanage

Images of Philippine orphanage garden

Then Back Home for More Rain in the Afternoon

Images of rain in a tropical backyard

September  18:

No.Three is still being Treated -but is improving

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for an infected vagina

More Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of rain in a tropical backyard

Imags of rain in tropical backyard

A Start is made with Cleaning Up the Maternity Suite and Collecting Compost

Images of cleaning up a tropical
        backyard pig pen after so has been removed and the piglets have
        been sold

Images of omen cleaning up a tropical backyard pig pen
        after use

September  19:

No.Three Continues her Treatment

Tropical backyard sow being treated
        for infected vagina

Morning Sun

Images of early morning sun in a
        tropical house

Images of sunshine in tropical
        backyard

Recently Exchanged Seedlings Transplanted

Images of seedlings transplanted in
        tropical backyard

Images of seed;ings transplanted in tropical backyard

Fruits from the Market -for Eating, Planting and Feeding to Animals

Images of tropical fruits

Visiting our Neighbour's New Piglet

Images of tropical backyard piglets

...and Admiring their Baby Goats -Sired by our Latte

Images of tropical backyard goats

September  20:

Rain in the Night

Images of night rain in tropical
        backyard

Rain During the Day

Images of rain in tropical backyard

No.Three's Treatment Continues

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for infected vagina

Preparing and Repairing the Empty Pen

Images of empty tropical backyard pig
        pen being prepared for reuse

Images of repairing a tropical backyard pig pen fence
        chewed by sow

Planting Marang Seeds

Images of a marang fruit being cut
        open

Imagws of marang fruit seeds being planted in a pot

Planting Water Melon Seeds

Images of watermelon

Imags of watermelon seeds planted in
        tropical backyard

Images of watermelon seeds planted in tropical backyard

September  21:

No.Three Now Back to Normal

Images of tropical backyard sow being
        treated for an infection

The Duck Family Visit The Pool

Images of Muscovy Ducks with chick at
        a tropical backyard pool

Mangosteen Planted in Pot in New Tree Nursery

Images of Mangosteen fruit and seeds

Imags of Mangosteen seeds planted in a pot in a tropical
        backyard nursery

Heavy Evening and Night Rain

Images of evening rain in tropical
        backyard

Images of heavy evening rain in tropical backyard

Images of heavy evening rain in tropical backyard

September  22:

Rain in the Night -all Ponds and Reservoirs are full

Images of full reservoirs after rain
        in a tropical backyard

Images of ducks with a full pond after tropical rain in
        the night

-but no Flooding

Images of unflooded earth after heavy
        tropical rain in the night

Even an Early Morning Attempt at Sunshine

Images of morning sunshine in tropical
        backyard

Followed by Rain

Images of rain in a tropical backyard

September  23:

After the Rain Comes the Sun

Imags of sun in tropical backyard
        after several days of rain

Images of flowers in tropical backyard after nearly two
        days of rain

Imags of plants growing in tropical backyard after
            rain

Roselle, Eggplant and Mulberry Growing Nicely


Images of plants growing in tropical backyard

...and Four Ducklings Less


Imags of tropical backyard ducklings being caught

Imags of ducklings being caught in tropical backyard

September  24:

Burial of A Dead Duck

Images of dead duck being buried in
        tropical backyard

No.Three is Moved to the Maternity Suite

Images of a tropical backyard sow
        moving to a new pen

No.Three Seems Happy -but Pinkie Looks Lonely

Images of tropical backyard pigs

Old Pen is Cleaned Up

Images of tropical backyard pig penm
        being cleaned

Uneaten Bits of Coconut Branches Returned to the Garden and Composted

Images of junk from tropical backyard pigpen being
        dumped in the garden

September  25:

The Soil in No.Three's old Pen is Leveled

Images of soil in tropical
            backyard pig pen being leveled off

Pinkie is Moved and his Pen Cleaned up before he Returns

Images of tropical backyard boar
        moving to a new pen so his old pen can be cleaned

Imagws of tropical backyard boar's pen being cleaned

...and More Compost for the Garden

Images of compost from pig pen being
        dumped in the garden

September  26:

Brownie Gets Moved Next to Pinkie

Images of tropical backyards sow being
        moved to a new pen

Limpy is Now able to Eat without Competing against Her Mother

Images of tropoical backyard piglet
        alone in its pen

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Rambutan Planted in Pots

Images of rambutan planted in a pot

More Seeds Soaked for Germination

Images of seeds being wrapped in cloth
        for soaking to encourage germination

Images of seeds being wrapped in cloth for soaking to
        encourage germination

Images of seeds being wrapped in cloth
        for soaking to encourage germination

September  27:

A Morning Shower

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Patola (Edible Luffa) Transplanted

Images of two Patola transplanted in tropical backyard
        garden

Thai Cucumber Transplanted

Images of Thai Cucumbers transplanted in tropical
        backyard

Images of Thai Cucumber transplanted i n tropical
        backyard garden

Pepper (Inokra) Transplanted

Images of hot pepper transplanted in tropical
            backyard

September  28:

Passion Fruit Seedlings Transplanted

Images of Passion Fruit seedlings
        transplanted in tropical backyard garden

Images of Passion Fruit seedlings transplanted in
        tropical backyard garden

Several Soaked Seeds Planted

Images of soaked seeds planted in
        pots

Imges of soaked seeds planted in the ground in tropical
        backyard garden

Images of soaked seeds

Imagws of soaked seeds planted in tropical backyard
        garden

Images of soaked seeds planted in tropical backyard
        garden

September  29:

Sawtooth Coriander and Italian Parsley Transplanted

Imags of sawtooth coriander and
        Italian Parsley transplanted in tropical backyard

The Remaining Soaked Seeds Planted in Pots

Images of soaked seeds before
        planting

Images of soaked seeds planted in pots

Protected Areas Watered

Images of protected areas in tropical
        backyard garden being watered

September  30:

Protected Areas Watered

Images of selected areas in tropical
        backyard garden being watered



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