Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

February 2018:


Images of tropical backyard piglets

February  01:

Brownie is Separated from her Piglets

IMages of tropical backyard sow after being separated
        from her piglets

February  02:

The Piglets Inspect our Visitor

Images of woman looking at tropical backyard piglets
photo: Fatima Lasay                                                                             

February  05:

Water Levels are Up -after Rain in the Night -but No Flooding

Images of drainage in tropical backyard

Some Seeded Areas are doing Better than Others


Images of young seedlings in tropical backyard

Images of young seedlings in tropical backyard

Red Lettuce, Onions, Tomato and Basil planted in Pots

Images of newly potted seeds

Images of potted seeds in tropical backyard

February  06:

Trimming Hedges and Feeding Animals

Images of trimmed and untrimmed hedges
        in tropical backyard

Images of tropical backyard hedge being tidied up

Images of animals eating tropical backyard garden
        refuse

Our Visitor Bakes a Chocolate Cake

Images of baking a chocolate cake

Images of a chocolate cake

February  10:

.....and Cooks a Chickpea Curry

Images of preparing a chickpea curry

Images of a chickpea curry meal

Images of the end of a meal

February  11:

Cebu

Images of taking visitor to Cebu for
        flight home

February  12:

Some Rain in the Night

Images of tropical backyard after rain
        in the night

Potted Seedlings doing Well

Images of seeds in pots in tropical
        backyard

Another Banana tree Harvested

Images of harvesting banana tree in
        tropical backyard

Images of banana tree trunk used as a garden border

Images of banana trunk fed to pigs

More Rain in the Afternoon

Images of tropical rain

February  13:

A Little Flooding after Rain in the Night

Images of drainage in tropical
        backyard -after rain in the night

Rain Again -Typhoon over Cebu

Images of tropical rain

A Temporary Solution -After Pinkie Escapes by Jumping over the Gate

Images of ladder fixed to tropical backyard pig pen to
        prevent boar escaping again

February  14:

Flooding Not very Serious after Night Rain

Images of drainage in tropical
        backyard after heavy rainstorm

However, Heavy Rain has Destroyed Path Borders in Several Places

Images of damage to Path Borders in
        Tropical backyard after Heavy Rain

Images of flood damage in tropical backyard

First Batch of (Three) Piglets Taken Away

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being caught

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Path Borders Re-Established

Images of tropical backyard paths
        restored after flooding

Images of restored path borders in tropical backyard
        after flooding

Some Seedlings have Suffered more than Others

Images of seedlings in tropical backyard
        battered by heavy rain

Images of seedlings after heavy rain

February  15:

The Second Batch (of four) Piglets is Taken Away

Images of people catching tropical
        backyard piglet

Images of men catching tropical backyard piglets

Images of men catching tropical backyard piglets

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Pinkie's Fence is Raised to stop him Escaping Again

Imags of tropical backyard boar pen
        fence being raised to prevent escaping again

Images of tropical backyard boar pen fence being raised
        to prevent escaping again

February  17:

More Hedge Trimming

Imges of tropical backyard hedge
        before and after trimming

More Rain

Images of tropical rain

More Chicks

Images of newly born tropical backyard
        chicks

February  18:

February Flowers

Images of tropical backyard flowers in
        February

Images of tropical backyard flowers in February

Images of tropical backyard flowers in February

February  19:

Not Such a Nice New Home by the Neighbours for Some Piglets

Images of piglets in Concrete pen
Clean, New and Boring -not much room and no soil

February  21:

Gate, and Under-house pen repaired -plus two frames for climbing plants

Images of various oddjobs in tropical
        backyard

February  22:

Ihid is moved to small pen

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        being moved to temporary pen

Maternity Suite is cleaned up -and No.Three moves in

Images of tropical backyard pig pen
        being cleaned up

Images of tropical backyard pig being
        moved to new pen

No.Three's pen is cleaned up -and compost put on garden

Images of tropical backyard pig pen
        being cleaned up

Images of compost from tropical backyard
        pig pen spread on garden

February  23:

Rain

Images of tropical rain

February  24:

Escaped goat returns home and is tied up in the Garden

Images of goat in tropical backyard

February  25:

Drainage working well -After Rain in the Night

Images of drainage in tropical
        backyard after rain in the night

New Ducklings

Images of newborn ducklings in
        tropical backyard

February  26:


More compost is Put onto Garden Patches

Images of pig compost applied to
        tropical backyard garden patches

Images of pig cpompost put on tropical backyard garden
        patches

No.Three's old Pen is Now Ready for Occupation

Images of tropical backyard pig pen
        being made ready for new occupnt

Ihid Moves In and Explores his New Pen

Images of tropical ackyard piglet being
        moved to a new pen

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        exploring his new pen

More Rain

Images of tropical rain

February  28:

Drainage still Working Well, Despite Yesterday's Rain

Images of tropical backyard drainage
        after rain

Recently planted (Chaism) seeds Sprouting

Images of potted seedlings growing in
        tropical backyard

Other Seedlings showing various degrees of Success

Images of potted seedlings in tropical
        backyard

Some Plants to Help Improve A Neighbour's Garden

Images of plants to help improve soil
   Turmeric                                Pandaan                                      Zebra                              Camote Tops

Images of plants to improve tropical garden soil
Kangkong                              Talinum                                    Shrimp                             Cassava

Images of plants to improve tropical backyard garden
        oil
             Beans                              Sinkemas                                 Air Potato                            Tricanthera 




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