Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

May 2018:



Image of Cacao pod growing on tree in
        tropical backyard


May  01:

Month old Kittens Come out To Play

Images of month old kittens out in the bedroom for the
        first time


Breadfruit Plant Left to Grow More Roots before Replanting
(in July?)

Images of Breafruit cutting being put in a sack with
        soil to grow more rootes before replanting

Images of Breadfruit seedlings being prepared for
        replanting after several months


Piglets Still Recovering from Scour after the Change of Diet when separated from their Mother


Images of tropical backyard piglets


Runt Staying with Mother (and drinking her milk) is Fit and Healthy

Images of tropical backyard runt with mother

May  02:

Pineapple Tops from Market Planted in Shady Areas

Images of pineapple tops planted in
        tropical backyard

Images of pineapple tops planted in tropical backyard

Recently Planted Beans and Vines starting to Grow

Images of recewntly planted
            Beans and vines growing in tropical backyard

Heavy rains Again

Images of rain in tropical bckyard

Duck wounded by Pig (while stealing its food) is Slaughtered

Imags of tropical backyard duck
        wounded by pig while stealiing its food

Images of wounded tropical backyard
        duck slaughtered

May  03:

Wood Chippings, Leaf Mulch and Compost from Pig Pen put on Northern Garden Patches

Images of mulched garden patches in
        trpical backyard

May  04:

Kittens Getting More Active

Images of month old kittens in
        tropical house

  Transplanted Seedlings:

Celery
Images of celery seedlings transplanted in tropical
            backyard

Images of celery seedlings
        transplanted in tropical backyard garden

Mustard
Images of transplanted mustard seedlings in tropical
            backyard garden

Tomato and Thai Basil
Images of transplanted tomato and Thai Basil
            seedlings in tropical backyard garden

Chaisme
Images of transplanted Chaisme seedlings in tropical
        backyard garden

Images of transplanted Chaisme
        seedlings in tropical backyard garden

Images of transplanted Chaisme seedlings in tropical
        backyard garden

May  05:

Piglets getting Back to Normal after 3 days of "Apralyte" Treatment

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        after revcovering from scour

May  06:

Three Female Piglets are taken to a New Home

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being caught

Images of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Imges of tropical backyard piglets being taken away to a
        new home

May  08:

All the Piglets Now Have New Homes

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 bagged

Images of tropical bckyard piglet being bagged

These Piglets seem to Have a Nice Soil Based Home

Images of tropical backyard piglets in
        new home

While these now Live Near Their (now fattened) Relatives

Images of tropical backyard piglets in
        new home


...and Everybody gets a Shower

Images of tropical backyard pigs and piglets getting a
        shower

May  09:

More Pineapple Tops from the Market Planted along our Property Boundary

Images of pineapple tops plnted in
        tropical backyard garden

Images of pineapple tops planted along border of
        tropical backyard

Images of pineapple tops planted along tropical backyard
        boundary

May  10:

Still Clearing the Northern Jungle

Images of weeds being cleared from
        tropical backyard garden patch

May  13:

Piglets are now Settled in their New Home and Diarrhea has Gone

Images of tropical backyard piglets in
        their new home


In the Summer Drought, Mahogany Trees loose their Leaves and Make a Mulch for the Garden

Images of summer leaves fallen from trees in tropical
        backyard

May  14:

Goodbye Ihid-III
Visual link to "Goodbye Ihid_III"

Ihid-Junior is still Drinking Milk

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        with his mother

May  15:

Goodbye Tablea
Visual link to "goodbye Tablea"


Lucky Junior

Images of a happy tropical backyard
        piglet

May  16:

Brownie is Moved to a New Pen

Images of tropical hbackyard sow being
        moved to a new pen

IMages mof a tropical backyard sow moved to anew pen

The Birthday Celebration
Visual link to "birthday Celebration"

May  17:

Some Light Refreshing Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

May  18:

One Bunch of Piglets Gets Castrated

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being castrated

Images of tropical backyard piglets being castrated

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being castrated

-But the others escape for a while because they are too Muddy

Tropical backyard piglets too muddy to
        cstrate

May  19:

A Short Local Holiday!

Images of a short stay at Bohol
        Tropics Hotel

Images of short holiday at Bohol Tropics Hotel

May  22:

Building a Woodshed and Improving the Landahan (for drying Copra)

Images of clearing a site in tropical
        backyard for a new woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical
        backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Piglets Finally Castrated

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being castrated

Images of tropical backyard piglets getting castrsated

Kittens are Getting Bolder

Images of kittens in tropical house

May  24:

Work on the Woodshed Continues

Images of building a new tropical
        backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

Images of building a new tropical backyard woodshed

The Main Plumbing Work is Done

Images of plumbers at work in tropical
        house

Images of plumbers at work in tropical house

Images of plumbers at work in tropical house

Making a Grease Trap

Images of making a grease trap for
        recycling kitchen water in tropical backyard

Images of making a grease trap for recycling kitchen
        water in tropical backyard

May  25:

The Piglet's "Restaurant" is Rebuilt

Images of building an outside "restaurant"
        where piglets can eat safely away from their mother

Images of building an outside "restaurant"
        where piglets can eat safely away from their mother


The Landahan Area is Tidied Up

Images of part of tropical backyard being
            cleaned up


....Giving More Space in the Western Garden

Images of extra space i tropical backyard after clearing
        up the woodpile


Some More Light Rain

Images of light rain in tropical backyard

Fishing For Tilapia

Images of fishing for Tilapia in tropical backyard pond

Images of fishing for Tilapia in tropical backyard pond


Visaul link to "Constructed Wetlands" web page
The Constructed Wetlands

May  27:

Leaves cleared from Path used as Mulch on (Northern) Garden Patches

Images of dead leaves being used as
        mulch in tropical backyard

Images of dead leaves being used as mulch in tropical
        backyard

May  29:

Gathering Soil and Compost from the Empty Pig Pens

Images of Gathering Soil and Compost
        from the Empty tropical backyard Pig Pens

Images of Gathering Soil and Compost from the Empty
        tropical backyard Pig Pens

Rain Again

Images of rain in tropical backyard

May  30:

Hedge Trimmings Fed to Goats

Images of tropical backyard hedge
        trimmed and fed to goat


Northern Garden Patch Cleared and Weeds fed to Pigs

Images of tropical backyard garden patch cleared of
        weeds which are then fed to pigs

Soil from New Drainage System dumped on Northern Garden Patches

Images of soild dumped on tropical
        backyard garden patches

Three Recently Treated Patches Broadcast with an Assortment of Seeds and then Watered

Images of newly seeded tropical garden
        patches

May  31:

Hen With Eggs Hiding in Undergrowth

Images of native hen with eggs hiding
        in tropical backyard garden


Sleepy Kittens

Images of kittens in tropical house




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