Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

May 2019:

May  01:

May Sunshine

Chicks Recently Hatched on the Balcony

Two Types of Asparagus, Two Types of Palawan Cherry and Beetroot Potted

May  02:

Aniseed, Star Anise and Green Cardamom Potted

May  03:

Dead Rat -a breakfast present from the cats

May  04:

Baby Turtle in Duck Pond

"Orphaned" Piglet now Settling Down and Growing Bigger



Transplanted Durian, Cinnamon, Duhat and Longan Seedlings Seem to be Thriving



Tilapia Getting Bigger



Baby Goat is Growing Up Fast Too



A Beautiful Evening

May  05:

May  08:

Animals and Plants seem to have Survived without Us







Although the Garden is Clearly Drying Out

May  09:

Garden Refreshed after Heavy Rain in the Night

Sprouting Air Potato Planted

May  10:

Bananas Harvested

Remains Used as Compost or Animal Fodder

May  12:

Cooking Under the House with Wood from the Garden -The smoke repels Termites and other insects

Dead Chicken Found in Garden

May  13:

Mating Hermit Crabs

Ducklings Growing Nicely in Fattening Pen

May  14:

A Breakfast of Home Grown Eggs, Bacon and Bananas

May  16:

Birthday Lunch

May  17:

Cucumber Seedling Transplanted

Tomato Seedling Transplanted

Tomato Seedlings Re-potted

Green Cardamom Seeds Potted

May  18:

Looking for Trees to Fell for Lumber

Two (of Four) Cape Gooseberry Tomato Seedlings Transplanted

May  20:

Baby Goat Investigates the House

Cat Hiding in a Box

May  22:

12 New Ducklings Hatched

Male Ducks Locked Away for the Safety of The Ducklings

May  23:

Old and New Chicks

Hog Plum and Pomello Potted

Hot and Sweet Peppers Potted

Green Zebra and Cherry Tomatoes Transplanted

Art Work Falls from Wall in House

May  24:

Young Ducklings Go For A Swim

Soaked Beetroot Seeds Potted

Two Ducks Slaughtered for Dinner Tonoght

Cacao Beans Drying in the Sun

Remaining Cape Gooseberry and Roma Tomatoes Transplanted

Pineapple Top Planted

Duhat Seeds Potted

Visitors Share an Almost Home Grown Evening Meal

Rain in  the Night

May  25:

Fresh New Green World after Rain in the Night

May  26:

Piglet Moved to Temporary Pen Under House

-Attempts to lure piglet into a sack fail -so tied to a leash

-and finally lured with food into new pen

Indian Mango Potted

May  27:

Felled Branches Used as Borders

Piglet Pen Cleaned Up -Ready for Next Farrowing

Last Surviving Shop Tomato Transplanted -The other two died

May  28:

Cleaning Up the Woodshed

Removing Plastic Protective Screens from Garden Patches -In preparation for composting

May  29:

No.Three Moved to Maternity Pen

Southern Garden Patches Composted with Saved Sawdust

Pineapple Tops (From Market) Planted

Vulnerable Banana Trees Composted with Sawdust

May  30:

Rain in the Afternoon

More Pineapples Prepared for Planting -and the trimmings fed to pigs

May  31:

Empty Pig Pen Cleaned -Ready for the Next Occupant



Increased Ventilation for the Farrowing Pen



Old Ladders and Wire Matting Used to Build Fences for Protection while Hedge Regenerates

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