Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

January 2017:


IMage of sow suckling piglets


January  01:

A wet start to the New Year

Images of tropical rain

....but improves later

Images of weather

Sow and newly born piglets doing well


Images of sow oith piglets in tropical backyard pen

Older Piglets are fine too

Images of piglets in tropical backyard pen


January  03:

Only 10 now -One was suffocated by sow laying on her, possibly while sleeping

Images representing death of a pigled
        after being laid on by mother in tropical backyard


January  04:

One set of piglets take refuge in the creep space -the others only use it as a toilet....

Images of tropical backyard piglets in
        creep space

Images of tropical backyard piglets sleeping

January  05:

Eat, Sleep, Play

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        suckling

Images of tropical backyard piglets

January  06:

One Week Old This Evening

Images of piglets in tropical backyard
        pen

Still coming along nicely...

Images of piglets in topical backyard
        pen

January  07:

Now only 9 left

Images in memory of dead tropical
        backyard piglet

January  08:

Two Weeks Old This Evening

Images of two week old piglets in
        tropical backyard pen

...and these all seem to have survived the night without a baby-sitter

Images of piglets in tropical backyard pen


January  11:

Drainage channels filled with stones to keep them from silting up

Images of drainage channels in
        tropical backyard

Mass Escape by Piglets


Images of escaped piglets in tropical backyard

January  12:

More repairs -After another breakout

Images of escaped piglet and emergency
        repairs to torpical backyard pig pen

Now Only Eight in the other Litter

Images remembering dead tropical
        backyard piglet

Poor Pinkie -Still under the House due to Rain

Images of young pig under tropical house

Goat/Pig Pen still a quagmire

Images of muddy goat/pig pen in tropical backyard


January  13:

Two Weeks Old Tonight -but another one didn't make it

Images remebering dead tropical backyard piglet

Another Breakout dealt with effectively!

Images of breakout by piglets in tropical backyard

Three Native Coffee Seedlings Planted in Garden

Images of Native Coffee seedlings in
        tropical backyard garden

Native Cacao Beans Planted in Pot

Images of native cacao beans being planted in pots

Feared Banyan tree Cuttings Planted (for Bonsai?)

Images of planting Banyan tree cuttings


January  16:

Beware of Papaya Trees falling in the Rain

Images of Papaya tree fallen over in
        the rain

Images of fallen papaya tree

Images of leaning Papaya Tree

Flooding in the Goat/Pig pen

Images of flooding in tropical backyard pig pen

Behind the pen too


Images of flooding in tropical backyard

...but the other pens have remained dry


Images of tropical backyard pig pen


January  17:

Drainage improved and anti-slip layer of stones added

Images of improved drainage in
        tropical backyard

Water behind pen has dissipated


Images of mud in tropical backyard

....but not inside the pen


Images of flooded tropical backyard pig pen

January  19:

Flooded again after night rains -but draining quickly

Images of flooded area draining in
        tropical backyard

Although the Pen remains the same

Images of flooding in tropical backyard
        pig pen

Purple Gabi planted

Images of Taro planted in tropical
        backyard

The Rain-forest Thrives -but is it productive?


Images of tropical backyard garden in January 2017

Various Beans and Seeds from Garden

Images of beans and seeds from tropical backyard

January  21:

Unwanted Tree fed to Goats

Images of tree cut down and fed to
        goats

Sunny again

Images of sun in tropical backyard

-but not for  long

Images of rain in tropical backyard

January  22:

The New Piglets explore the garden -but run home when mummy calls

Images of piglets foraging in tropical
        backyard -and returning home

January  23:

Cacao beans sprouting -but Pomelo not yet

Images of Cacao beans starting to
        sprout in tropical backyard

Piglets share a Banana Leaf with their mother


Images of piglets eating a banana leaf

Parts of fallen Papaya Tree retrieved and used

Images of fallen papaya tree used in garden

Images of fallen Papaya tree fed to pigs

Sprouting Sinkemas replanted

Images of sinkemas replanted in tropical backyard

Assorted Beans and Vines planted

Images of assorted bean and other vine seeds planted in
        tropical backyard


January  28:

Some well needed rain

Images of light tropical rain

Celebrating Sta. Nino at the neighbour's

Images of celebratory feast of Sta, Nino


January  30:

Building a temporary "Recovery" pen for Piglets after Castration

Images of building a temporary pren
        for piglets under tropical house

Recently planted Bean and Vines starting to sprout

Images of sprouting seedlings in tropical backyard

Garden Patch tidied up and planted with various Seeds


Images of tropical backyard garden patch cleaned up and
        planted

January  31:

Rain in the Night -Pig pen flooded and fallen Coconut Branches, but plants are thriving....

Images of the result of tropical rain in the night

Piglet Castration
Visual link tp page with images of piglets' castration


Cleaning Up -getting back to Normal

Images of cleaning up after tropical backyard farrowing
        period

Images of life returning to naormal after tropical
        backyard farrowing period

Mother and Daughter Alone Now

Image of sow with female piglet in tropical backyard




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