Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:
November 2017:
November
01:
A Step Towards a More Tidy Garden
Recently planted Seedlings Starting to
Sprout
November
02:
First Rain then Sun
Garden Debris becomes Animal Fodder
...and I slip and hurt my shoulder while gathering it
November
03:
Rain and Sun and Rain Again
Area around new Pig Pens is a Muddy Mess
No.Three gets upset by Neighbour's Tree Felling -but
calms down when given a Treat
Work
on the Wall Continues
November
04:
Experiment with Mud Balls
Olld flower seeds mixed with compost, sawdust and mud into
balls and thrown onto garden patches
Turmeric plants dug up and replanted
After an argument with the Architect the Foreman
gets the Pig Pen area cleaned up
This is where I got stuck in the mud up to my right knee
-and had to be pulled out
November
05:
The Clean-up Continues
... And in the House, Bat Remains on the
Sofa Again
November
06:
Bebe and Alex repair the Lendahan for
drying Copra
Three Coconut Trees are Trimmed and
Harvested
Rain tests New Drainage System around Pig Pens
Worsening the mess around the wall construction site
...but, luckily, Draining Quickly
November
07:
Rain All Day
...and Rat Remains under the Dining Table
for Lunch
November
08:
Bebe and Alex continue work om the
lendahan
Wondering what to do with it all Now.......
Three Retrieved Banana Trees Replanted
The Work looks Reasonable but has created quite a Nasty
Mess
...but life goes on -with Hens' new Chicks
Ihid's old pen has to be partly demolished so he can be
moved to new Pen
Ihid is terribly stressed -but recovers later
Bebe and Alex have cleared up the woodpile in the Lendahan
area -but some firewood remains
November
09:
Newly Hatched Ducklings take a Swim
Working on the Copra
More Bat Wings on the sofa
The Workers Clean up a Bit before going
Home
digging up unwanted cement remains
Some workers clean-up more carefully than others
Getting ready to Leave
Leaving the rest to us
...and A dead rat for the evening
November
10:
Rain and sun
Sprouting Banana Patches
Chicks and Ducklings enjoying
the Sun
Even the cat is celebrating....
The Copra is Finished
too
50 kg. of Copra
November
11:
Cleaning the Fish pond again -after the
workers have finally left
....and a new clutch of Ducklings
November
13:
Pinkie Visits No.Three
....and Then taken Home again
Banana Harvested
Trunk used as Compost, Fodder and Leaves saved for
Nesting Material later
Rain and Sun Again.....
Flooding around the Wall Area Subsides fairly quickly
November
14:
...but more Rain Today
November
15:
Fatima Plays with Ihid
....and it Rains Again
November
18:
Replanting Devastated Areas
Reclaiming the Old Pig Pen Area
November
19:
Cement Sludge from Builders spread
out on Garden Path
Seed Table is cleaned up -after being Attacked by Cats
and Chickens
Cacao Tree starting to Fruit again
...and Rain Again, Again
Flooding in the Pig Pen and Wall areas
November
20:
Rain and Sun
Experimenting with Seeded Mud Balls Again
Mix seeds with compost and sawdust and roll
into mud balls
Throw onto garden patches and cover with thin
layer of sawdust
Further attempts to Rehabilitate areas damaged by Builders
November
21:
Northern Hedge trimmed and fed to
Animals
Rain in the Night causes flooding where Builders have
worked
...but still a nice Sunset
November
22:
Flooding still Subsides quickly
November
23:
Still Wondering what to do with it
all.....
Penny Harvests Bananas
Leaves provide Animals with Food and Playthings
Hedge Trimmed and Cuttings Planted along
the Wall
November
25:
Hedge Area by Wall Trimmed and
Tidied
Junk Wood from Pile used to define Paths
There's a lot to sort out still
November
26:
More Coconut Trees Harvested and
Trimmed
Border Patch Sown with Assorted Seeds
A Short Shower Interrupts
Coconut debris is being Efficiently
Processed
November
27:
November
28:
Cleaning Up under the House
Seeds and Firewood drying in the sun
November
30:
Reclaiming the area around the Wall
Digging Rain Gardens to Improve the Drainage
Moving Cement from beds to Paths and Improving
Both
A Pole for Orchids
.....and Stumps for Plants
Using a Junk Wood Pile to Mark Borders
The Ducklings (and Chicks) are doing well
The Area around the New Pig Pens is starting to Look
Better
2017
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Trevor Batten
<trevor at
tebatt dot net>
Baclayon 2017
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