Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

April 2020:


Images of lotus seedlings in a bucket in a tropical
        backyard

April  01:

Another Delivery of Animal Feedstuffs

Images of animal feedstuff delivery in tropical
            backyard

"Penny's Patch" Renovated and Reseeded

Images of renovated tropical backyard garden patch

Imags of tropical backyard garden patch being
            broadcast with various vegetable seeds

April  02:

Fallen Coconut Branch Processed

Images of fallen lukei processed in
        tropical backyard

Damaged Bush Trimmed and Cuttings Replanted

Images of trimmings from damaged bush
        replanted in tropical backyard

Repairing the Reservoir Continues

Images of enlarging crack to
            repair reservoir in tropical backyardrepa

April  03:

 A Little More Work on the Reservoir

Images of attempt to repair reservoir
        in tropical backyard

Then Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Sacks Of Sawdust Emptied on Selected Garden Patches

Images of sacks of sawdust being
        dumped as compost on tropical backyard garden patches

Images of sawdust used as compost in tropical backyard

April  04:

Only Surviving Squash Harvested

Images of squash harvested in tropical
        backyard

More Lotus Shoots Potted

Images of lotus shoots potted in
        tropical backyard

Remaining Lotus Seeds Prepared for Germination

Images of Lotus seeds being prepared
        for germination

April  05:

Relaxing in the Sun

Images of sunshine seen on tropical
        balcony

April  06:

Another Sunny Day

Images of another sunny day in a
        tropical backyard

Seven Different Types of Eggplant Potted

Images of seven kinds of eggplant
        potted in tropical backyard

 Pepper Seedlings Transplanted

Images of pepper seedlings
        transplanted in tropical backyard

Tamarind Seedling Transplanted in Northern Garden

Images of a tamarind seedling
        transplanted in tropical backyard

April  07:

Fatima Buys a Neighbour's Pig and Has it Slaughtered

Images of a tropical backyard pig
        being butchered

So We Have Lots of Meat

Images of meat from slaughtered pig in
        tropical house kitchen

Images of meat from slaughtered tropical backyard pig

 Three Types of Tomato Potted After Lunch

Images of a variety of tomato seeds
        potted in tropical backyard

April  09:

Fatima Goes Shopping in Tagbilaran

Images of shopping in tropical
        household

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Then Sun

Images of sun in tropical backyard

Passion Fruit Starting to Ripen

 Images of
                passion fruit in tropical backyard

Home Grown Squash Seeds Planted in Various Locations

Images of home grown squash seeds
        planted in tropical backyard

Small Umbrella Tree Cut Down for Animal Fodder

Images of small umbrella tree trimmed
        as fodder for pigs in tropical backyard

April  10:

Some Neighbours Buy A Duck

Images of people buying a tropical
        bckyard duck

Fatima Chats to A Rooster

Images of woman with rooster in
        tropical backyard

Various Vine Seeds Planted in Recently Devastated Area

Images of various vine seeds planted
        in tropical backyard in area recently devastated by tree
        felling

April  11:

Another Cacao Tree Trimmed

Images of cacao tree trimmed in
        tropical backyard

Animal Feedstuffs Replenished

Images of animal feedstuffs
        replenished in tropical backyard

Papaya Trees Transplanted

Images of papaya trees transplanted in
        tropical backyard

April  12:

Lotus Seeds Planted in Pots with Others After Failing to Germinate

Images of failed lotus seeds being
        disposed of in tropical backyard

One Pot of Lotus Seedlings Put in Duck Pond

Images of a pot with lotus seedlings
        being put into a tropical backyard duck pond

More Unwanted Papaya Tree Seedlings Transplanted

Images of papaya seedlings
        transplanted in tropical backyard

April  13:

Plant Nursery  Moved to A Sunnier Area

Images of plant nursery moved to a
        sunnier place in tropical backyard

April  14:

Fatima Replenishes the Family Supplies

Images of shopping in Tagbilaran
        during Covid lockdown

Images of shopping during Covid lockdown

Some Seeds Are Sown

Imagws of seeds sown in tropical
        backyard

...and A Net Is Sewed

Images of a net being sewed

April  15:

Passion Fruit Bushes Tied Up Around Pig Pen

Images of passion fruit vines tied up
        along pig pens in tropical backyardVin

Stray Goats Captured -Collected Later By Their Owner

Images of stray goats captured in
        tropical backyard

The Net is Ready for Use

Images of a net sewed onto a hoop

Large Papaya Tree Chopped Down With Fruit and leaves Collected for Later Use

Images of papaya tree being chopped
        down

April  16:

Cooking in the Garden

Images of woman cooking in tropical
        backyard

Lotus Transplanted in Fish Pond

Images of lotus seedling transplanted
        in tropical backyard fish pond

Too Hot to Work

Images of sunny day on tropical
        balcony during Covid lockdown

April  18:

 Neighbours Come to Pick a Medicinal Vine from Our Garden

Images of neighbours visiting to pick
        medicinal vine from our garden

 Lotus Leaves Accidentally Destroyed While Trying to Lift Them Out of the Water -Hopefully, They  Will Grow Back

Images of damaged lotus plant in
        tropical backyard fish pond

Another  Garden Barbeque

Images of cooking in tropical
        backyard

Bits of the Garden Get Watered

Images of tropical backyard garden
        being watered

Baby Tilapia Spotted in the Fish Pond

Images of baby tilapia in tropical
        backyard fish pond

April 19:

 A Hen Pecked Duckling is Rehabilitated

Images of a duckling rescued after beng pecked by a
        tropical backyard hen

Images of a rehabilitated duckling after being pecked by
        a tropical backyard hen

April  20:

Rain In The Night

Images of rain in the night in
        tropical backyard

Fatima Goes Shopping in Baclayon Market

Images of shopping in Baclayon market
        during Covid scare

Images of shopping in Baclayin market during Covid
        scare

More Rain

Images of light rain in tropical
        backyard

The Garden Responds

Images of tropical backyard garden
        after rain

...and A Fence is Repaired

 Images of repair t fence
            in tropical backyard garden

April  21:

Katurai Tree with Edible Flowers, Pods and leaves

Images of edible katurai tree in
        tropical backyard

Both Wild and Cultivated Passion Fruit

Images of both wild and
            cultivated passion fruit 

....and Young Eggplants,  Sorghum and Squash....

Images of young eggplants, sorghum and
        squash plants growing in a tropical backyard

April  22:

Ducks Chased From Garden Patch

Images of ducks chased from tropical
        backyard garden patch

More Fence Repairs

Images of small fence being repaired in tropical
            backyard

Images of repairs to small fence in tropical
            backyard

Some Unripe Payaya Made into Pickle (Atsara)

Images of pickle being made from unripe papaya

Images of pickling unripe papaya in vinagar and
            sugar in tropical kitchen

Images of pickled unripe papaya being put in a pot
            in tropical kitchen

April  23:

Rain and Sun

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of sun in tropical backyard

April  24:

Lost Lotus Replaced in Fishpond

Images of lotrus replanted in tropical backyard fish
            pond

Old Growing Frame Demolished

Images of old growi8ng frame being
        demolished in tropical backyard

 Rebuilt

Images of making small protective
        fences for tropical backyard garden

Positioned

Images of small protective fences positioned n
            tropical backyard garden

 And Then Sown

Images of small protective fences
        being sown in tropical backyard

April  25:

Lemon Seeds Potted

Images of lemon seeds potted in
        tropical backyard

 Tomato, Eggplant, Asparagus and Herb Seedlings Growing in Nursery Area

Images of potted seedlings growing in
        tropical backyard

Penny and Terri Clean Up the Maternity Pen

Images of women cleaning up tropical
        backyard pig pen

Images of after tropical backyard pig pen has been
        cleaned

A Neighbour Buys A Rooster

Images of a neighbour buying a
        tropical backyard rooster

More Room for the Duckling

Images of tropical backyard duckling

The Hose is Repaired

Images of tropical backyard hose being
        repaired

..and the Pigs and the Garden Watered

Images of tropical backyard pig and
        garden being watered

April  26:

Several Young Jack Fruit Growing on A Single Tree

Images of jackfruit growing in
        tropical backyard

Small Cacao Harvest Left to Ferment -and the husks fed to pigs

Images of small cacao harvest in
        tropical backyard

Images of cacao beans left to ferment on tropical
        windowsill

Plant Dug Up by Chickens is Replanted

Images of plant dug up by chickens
        replanted in tropical backyard

April  27:

Area Trimmed Ready for Banana Harvest

Images of trimming a tropical
            backyard banana patch so bananas can be harvested

After Harvest the Debris is Processed

Images of banana harvest in
            tropical backyard

Images of removing debris after
            banana harvest in tropical backyard

Images of debris being removed after
        banana harvest in tropical backyard

Images of bananas harvested in
        tropical backyard

One of the "Pups" is Transplanted

Images of banana "pup" being transplanted
            in tropical backyard

 An Unexpected but Welcome Shower of Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Then The Pigs Get Their Share

Images of tropical backyard pigs being fed debris
            from banana harvest

and The Remaining Trimmings are Transplanted

Images of garden trimmings transplanted in tropical
            backyard

April  28:

More Trimmed

Images of tropical backyard garden
        patch before and after trimming

 More Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of rain in tropical backyard

April  29:

Fatima Goes Shopping in Town Again

Images of Tagbilaran during Covid
        period

Images of shopping in Tagbilaran supermarket during
        Covid period

While I Clear some Paths to Mulch selected Garden Patches

Images of debris on tropical
            garden paths used to mulch garden patches 

April  30:

Commercial and Home Grown Squash Seeds Planted in Various Patches

Images of squash seeds planted in
        tropical backyard garden patches




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