Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

November 2015:

November 01:

Monitor Lizard stealing Eggs

                                                                                                                                                                         fotos: Fatima Lasay

Pigs eating duckling that strayed into pen


                                                                                                                fotos: Fatima Lasay

November 03:

Tambis


Talisay


Narra, Tapay-Tapay and Datura

November 04:

Butlig and Friends

Duck with Adopted Chick



Twisty and the Others

November 05:

Piglets happy with newly decorated pen



Blackie shows off her umbilical hernia



...and chats to the neighbour

3 Eggs hatch out after being saved from the lizard

Previous batch still in coop



Ducklings too

November 15:

Blackie Finally escapes and unites with Butlig!

                                                                                                                                        fotos: Fatima Lasay                        


...and the Speckled hen watches



But the ducks don't seem to care.....

November 17:

Menage a trois

November 18:

Autumn Rain and Sunshine

Hopefully, good for the Beans!










....and maybe the Herb Garden too


Garlic, Tarragon and Mint

November 20:

White Yam harvested

0ne kilo planted in May -five kilo harvested in November

Two successful water projects


Tilapia Pond                                       Water Reservoir

.....and two less than successful water projects


Dirty Water Filter                                     Duck Pond

Mystery Vine Blooming but not fruiting



Winged Beans Fruiting and Blooming



Singkemas making roots and sometimes seeds



Onion Variations


Red Onion                                    Native Shallot                                    Spring Onion                                       Garlic   

November 24:

Water Conservation Attempt

Dig Trench, fill with Organic Material and cover with Garbage or Rocks to trap water

Individual Treatment for Young Trees

Coconut Husks and Chain-Saw refuse

November 25:

Rain Water Run-off and Retention

November 26:

Another Water Conservation Trench

November 27:

Even More Collected Seeds

Singkemas

Purple Sitao

Saluyot


Californian Sunflower

November 28:

Night-time visit from a young Tuko

Improved drainage -but maybe increased erosion too



....but not much noticeable difference here though



Limited Flooding by side gate

November 29:

Our generous "Chesa" tree even delivers into the bedroom.....