Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

December 2014:

01 December:

One Up, One Repaired and One still Down

Fallen Bananas still ripening

02 December:

Preparing for Hagupit

the next typhoon?

03 December:

Mother Duck takes a well earned bath

(ducklings born today)

...and a walk in the garden

04 December:

Lots of debris to clean up after felling trees for Hagupit


Hopefully, the house is now safe from falling trees


Snow-white and Latte help clear up the debris

05 December:

Miss Piggy failed the test -so we try again next month
(after improving her diet)


An assortment of beans and seeds


collected and saved for planting later

10 December:

Unfurling Coconut Flowers

Giant Snail (Cohol) Eggs


On wall of fish pond


Cleaning up felled lumber


After preparing for Hagupit

Hagupit -Tropical Depression 22W

12 December:

Young Coconut Buds

New Stump Garden Started

Another Stump Garden under Construction

Still some Clearing Up left to do!

13 December:

Nicely Stacked Timber

Healthy Male and Female Luffa Flowers


..but a little out of phase, perhaps

But what to do with this area?


Forest Area or Compost Heap?

.......or this one?


Taro area devastated by ducks and fallen coconut tree


Struggling


a mixed border area

between Forrest



.......and Jungle

20 December:

Producing some new Garden Products

Beans and seeds, root crops and Frozen Ducks

Garden Flowers

Young Mothers

23 December:

Garden Gifts for the Family

Green Bananas, Duck Eggs and Purple Yam


Getting ready to leave

with pots of pickle, frozen duck and all


The Ducks prepare for take-off




For the concrete jungle!


Metro Manila