Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

June 2021:


Image of tropical backyard sow with
        piglets

June  01:

Rain All Night and Day -Typhoon in the Area

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Piglets Doing Fine

Images of tropical backyard sow with young piglets

Power Cut from Around 5 PM Tuesday to Around 9 AM Wednesday

Blank images representing power cut in tropical
            home

June  02:

Fallen Tree Branches Tidied

Images of fallen branches in tropical
        backyard tidied up

Lots More Fallen Debris After the Rain

Images of debris in tropical backyard
        after heavy rain

Broken Coffee Branch Planted as Cuttings

Images of fallen coffee tree branch
        replanted as cuttings in tropical backyard

June  03:

Assorted Vegetable Seeds Broadcast in Northern Patch

Images of various various vegetable
        seeds sown in tropical backyard garden

More Debris Still Needing to be Cleared

Images of fallen debris in tropical
        backyard after 36 hours of heavy rain

June  04:

A Trip Into Tagbilaran for Acupuncture and Lunch

Images of a trip into Tagbilaran for
        lunch

One Neighbour Demolishes their House, Another Expands Theirs, and We Need A New Back Gate

Images of house near our house

Some Day Lillis are Blooming in the Garden

Imagwes of day lillies in tropical
        backyard

June  05:

Big Ducklings and Small Ducklings
Images of older and younger ducklings
        in tropical backyard

June  06:

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Seeds from Rotting Kitchen Peppers Planted

Images of pepper seeds plantd in
        tropical backyard

The Last of the Storm Debris Cleared Away

Imjages of storm debris cleared from
        tropical backyard

June  07:

Trimming and Feeding

Images of topical backyard tree
        trimmed and fed to pigs

Assorted Seeds Sown in Northern Patch

Images of various seeds broadcast in
        tropical backyard

June  08:

Lunch and Shopping in Tagbilaran

Images of a trip into tagbilaran for
        lunch and shopping

BMW Takes a Detour on the Way to Another Pen

Images of problems with moving a
        tropical backyard pig to a new pen

Images of trying to move a tropical
        backyard pig to a new pen

June  09:

The Pigs Get  A Shower

Images of tropical backyard pigs being
        hosed down

Some Squash Seeds Planted in Various Patches

Images of squash seeds sown in various
        patches in tropical backyard garden

Fruiting Pineapples are Starting to Ripen

Images of fruiting pineapples in
        tropical backyard garden

We Sell Six Young Ducks

Images of tropical backyard ducks
        being caught for sale

Images of tropical backyard ducks being caught and sold

June  10:

Weeds Removed from Path and Fed to Pigs

Images of tropical backyard garden
        path cleared of weeds

An Attempt to Grow Cuttings From Tamarind Tree

Images of an attempt to make cutting
        from Tamarind tree

BMW Seems to Be in Heat -and not Pregnant

Images of tropical backyard sow in pen
        next to a boar

Fatima Receives a Book from Manila

Image of book sent by courier
            service to tropical home

June  11:

Light Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Two Paprika Harvested

Images of small harvest from tropical backyard
            garden

Red-Eye: With and Without Flash!

Images iof red eye
Photos: Fatima Lasay

June  12:

A Visit to the Shepard's Arms Children's Home

Images of a visit to shepards Arms
        children Home Panglao

Images of animals and crops at Shepard's Arms children's
        home

Images of visit to Shepard's Arms childrens home in
        Panglao

Lunch and Shopping in Tagbilaran

Images of lunch and shopping in
        Tagbilaran

Reservoir Cleared of Water Cabbage and Replaced with Duck-Weed and Azola

Images of tropical backyard reservoir
        cleared and seeded with azola and duckweed

Amaranth and Holy Basil (Also From the Shepard's Arms) Planted in Various Patches

Images of Amaranth and Holy Basil
        planted in tropical backyard garden

June  13:

BMW Escapes and Explores the Garden Again

Images of escaped pig running loose in
        a tropical backyard garden

Images of escaped tropical backyard pig finally returned
        to her pen

Southern Patch Tidied and Pandan Replanted

Images of tropical backyard garden
        patch tidied and pandan replanted

June  14:

Debris Cleared

Images of fallen branch cleared from
        tropical backyard

Fighting Back Against the Southern Jungle

Images of trying to tame wildgrowth in
        tropical backyard garden

Images of edible plants in tropical
        backyard garden

Images of removing unwanted growth in tropical backyard

June  15:

Fatima Goes Shopping for the Week

Images of wo,am returning home with
        shopping in tropical home

Men Come to Discuss Tree Cutting -and Order Two Piglets

Images of men inspecting trees and
        looking at tropical backyard pigs

Home Grown Bataw Beans Planted

Imagws of home grown Bataw beans
        planted in tropical backyard garden

Three Different Types of Peppers Potted

Images of various pepper seeds potted in
        tropical backyard

June  16:

A Lazy Day

Images of a lazy day in a tropical
        house

June  17:

Piglets Playing in the Garden

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        playing in the garden

Tomatoes and Asparagus Potted

Images of tomato seeds potted in
        tropical backyard

Herbs and Roselle Potted

Images of herb seeds potted in
        tropical backyard

June  18:

Fatima Goes into Town Again

Images of returnto tropical home after
        a shopping trip

Peppermint Potted

Imagesof peppermint seeds potted in
        tropical backyard

Purple Passion Fruit Potted

Images of purple passion fruit potted
        in tropical backyard

June  19:

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Trimming and Feeding

Images of trees trimmed and fed to
        pigs in tropical backyrd

More Tidying Up

Images of tidying up in tropical
        backyard garden

Maize Seeds Planted

Images of maize seeds sown in tropical
        backyard

Roselle Seeds Planted

Images of Roselle seeds sown in
        tropical backyard

Okra Seeds Planted

Images of Okra seeds planted in
        tropical backyard

But Much Jungle Still Remains

Images of vines growing in tropical backyard

June  21:

Kitchen Espada Seeds Sown

Images of rotting kitchen espada seeds
        sown in tropical backyard

Four Types of Cucumber Seeds Sown

Imjaghes of cucumber seeds before
        planting in tropical backyard

Images of various cucumber seeds sown in tropical
        backyard

Native Cacao Tree Starting to Flower

Images of native cacao tree flowering
        in tropical backyard

Fatima has Ordered a Sowing Machine

Images of woman recieving a sewing
        machine at home

June  22:

Potted Seedlings Watered

Images of potted seeds in tropical
        backyard being watered

Ground Layered Avocado Twigs Cut Free from Main Branch

Images of ground layered avocado
            twig being freed from mother tree 

...and Another Attempt At Air Layering

Images of attempt at air layering in
        tropical backyard

More Fallen Debris Removed

Images of fallen debris cleared from
        tropical backyard garden

Trees Trimmed and Fed to Pigs

Images of trees trimmed and fed to
        tropical backyard pigs

June  23:

I Go Shopping in Tagbilaran

Images of a trip to Tagbilaran

June  24:

Potted Seeds Watered Again

Images of tropical backyard potted
        seeds being watered

Another Small Tree Trimmed and Fed to Pigs

Images of small tree in tropical
        backyard trimmed and fed to pigs

More Okra Seeds Sown

Images of okra seeds sown in tropical
        backyard

Different Maize Seeds Sown

Images of maize seeds sown in tropical
        backyard

June  25:

A Day trip To A Local Resort

Images of a trip to Linaw Resort
        panglao

Images of lunch at Linaw resort Panglao

Images of relaxing at Linaw resort Panglao

June  26:

Beans Slightly Under the Weather -But improves during the day

Images of a tropical backyard sow

Seedling Nursery Moved for Tree Cutters

Images of tropical backyard seedling nursery moved
            to temporary location

More Tree Cutting
Visual LInk to "Tree Cutting" webpage

Nursery Relocated

Imagwes of tropical backyard seedling nursery
            relocated

Broken Pomegranate Branch Made into Cuttings

Images of cuttings mad from pomegranate in tropical
            backyard

June  27:

Resting

Images of a lazy day on a tropical
        balcony

June  28:

Waiting for the Lads to Saw Up the Lumber -So the Clean Up can be Completed

Images of felled tree waiting to be
        sawn up in tropical backyard

Damaged Banana Tree Trimmed and Fed to Pigs

Images of damaged banana tree trimmed
        and fed to pigs in tropical backyard

BMW Still Seems A Bit Under the Weather

Images of tropical backyard pig

Paths Cleared and Fed to Pigs

Images oftropical garden path cleared
        of excess growth and fed to pigs

June  29:

Trimming, Feeding and Transplanting

Images of feeding tropical backyard
        pigs with trimmings from a tropical garden

The Nursery is Moved Back -Something has Attacked the Seedlings

Images of tropical backyard seed
        nursery being moved

The Lads Return to Saw up the Lumber

Images of recently felled tropicvl
        backyard trees being sawn up for lumber

June  30:

Light Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

I Go Shopping in Tagbilaran Again

Images of shopping in Tagbilaran



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