Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

July 2016:

July  01:

Piglets 2016 -the second week

New Chicks

Goats trimming grass in Garden

Chicks, piglets and ducks enjoying the Morning

Duck Stew for Lunch



...and Rain for Dessert



With flooding and discomfort for the Animals

July  02:

A Fine Sunny Morning

Yesterday's raging torrents have dissipated



So time to experiment with anti-chicken wire for new seeded areas



Before it starts raining for the rest of the Day

July  03:

Sightly improved drainage around Pig Pen

Removing more rotting organic bedding material from the pig pen
(suspected of causing sow to overheat)
(

July  04:

Another fine sunny Morning

....but perhaps I'm a little impatient in decapitating and replanting pineapple



However, plenty of compost for plants now



...and a bit of rain helps too

July  05:

Getting the roof repaired at last!

New Seedlings



More new chicks -born in the goat pen



.....some ducklings too....



....and the piglets break free

July  06:

More work on our roof

...and a bigger roof for Butlig

July  07:

Nice Sunny Morning

Finishing touches to the roof



Skinks on a coconut tree



Cleaning the pond -Or fishing for Tilapia?



Ducklings go for a first swim

July  09:

Ducklings released from "protective" confinement

July  12:

Recently sown seeds starting to sprout -some more than others

July  13:

Area Selected for new Pig Pens

July  14:

Garden getting overgrown -due to focus on pigs

Ube (Yam) staked up -at last

July  15:

Piglets 2016 -the third and fourth weeks

July  16:

One Month Old Today!

Contented parents take a rest



...while, outside the pen, a fight breaks out between a duck and a chicken



....and the Passion Fruit patch gets tidied up a bit

July  17:

Piglets less scared of water -and everybody takes  a bath

Identical sets of Vine Vegetables and Hungarian beans planted in two different garden patches



Bamboo trimmed back around duck pond

July  19:

A normal day in the pig pen

A Few Drops of Rain



Then Some More



...and Some More



Then an awful lot More...



...With some leaks that still need Repairing



....and Flooded Pig pens



.....but Happy Pigs!



and healthy fruit trees

July  20:

Another seemingly Normal day in the Pig Pen

A trim and a seeding for the decorative Bamboo patch





Other areas get a trim too





However, Bootleg, under the weather, is moved to the gilt's pen



Which upsets Brownie -so she is moved to Butlig's pen -which then upsets No.One



...but eventually everybody settles down

July  21:

A Quiet Morning in the Pig Pens

More trimming of unwanted growth



....with a few  more patches sown



....and the Pigs enjoying an Evening snack

July  22:

Still Happy, Still Hungry

Two Giant bamboo roots planted to be used for Fencing later



Rain Outside -and still Leaks Inside



...but it's good for the Garden

July  23:

Another Normal Day

Two Bromeliads blooming -and one not yet



More July Flowers





Retrieving the Southern Garden from the Weeds

July  24:

Another Happy Sunny Day

Lots of Flowers on the Cacao Tree



...and More work Retrieving Garden Patches from the Weeds



Providing snacks for the Pigs

July  25:

Snacks Today Too

July  26:

A Snack for the Ducks

Some Rain and then Sun

...but a Lazy day for Pigs

July  27:

Another lazy Day

A Little Rain Again

...and More Cleaning Up

July  28:

Snake eating a lizard fascinates Ducks

...but the pigs aren't interested



....and then rain stops play

July  29:

More rain at night and in the morning

...but the pigs don't seem to mind



Although Butlig's tumor is getting quite large



However, the rain has encouraged some seeds to grow (more than others)



But also caused some damage in the garden



which needs tidying up



..or fed to the pigs

July  30:

Another busy day for the pigs

and I clean up some garden paths

July  31:

..and so life goes on....

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