Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

February 2020:

February  01:

A Delivery of Fresh Meat Bought from A Neighbour



Penny Builds a Path between Pig Pens



With Difficulty Beans Gets Separated from Pork





Some Debris Cleared Up and Taken Away by A Neighbour -Although not all



Meanwhile Another Two Mahogany Trees are Trimmed and Felled
 

February  02:

Penny and Neighbour Terri Gather Firewood and Help Clean up the Mess



Pinkie Gets a New Gate for his Pen

February  03:

Remaining Squash Growing Slowly

Two Hens Still Sharing a Nest

 The Balcony Hen Continues Her Vigil Too

Fatima Starts Repairing The Cracked Reservoir

Before the Lads Return to Finish Cutting the Trees

February  04:

The Morning After

Terri Cleans Up Again and Collects More Wood

February  05:

The Ground is Drying Out



Some Seedlings are Transplanted



Two Chicks Added To the Ducklings

The Garden is Gradually Returning from Under the Debris

February  06:

A Day of Rain

February  07:

 Small Tables and Benches Made from Surplus Wood

February  08:

Rain in the Night

The Lads Return To Cut Up the Heavy Logs

Work Continues On The New Furniture

The Garden is Looking Better After the Rain

The Neighbours Come and Collect More Wood

February  09:

Pork Appears To Have Eaten A Duck

Wounded Heel Healing Nicely

February  10:

Rain

A Bit of Weeping Today

February  11:

Less Weeping Today

Work Continues on the Furniture

We Go Shopping and Finally Collect My Computer

Town Does Seem Rather Empty -People are apparently scared of contagion

The Garden Needs Maintenance

Another (Very) Small Harvest

A Parcel Arrives with Help Goods from Manila

The Cats Test the Woodworking

February  12:

Balcony Chicken has Hatched

New Computer  (almost) Working!

A Support for the Mattress

Coffee Trees Blooming

More Damage To the Garden Fences

Another New Dressing

Looking for Paths Under the Debris

February  13:

Rain in the Night

More Rain in the Day

The Work Continues

February  14:

Back to The Beginning Again

Potting A Few Herb Cuttings

February  15:

Fatima Goes Into Town for A Checkup and Shopping

Then More Work in the Garden

February  16:

Checking the Hardware

Rain Again

Then Back Out in the Garden

Followed by Visitors

Another Attempt

February  17:

Fatima's Check Up Continues

February  18:

Back Into Town to See the Doctor and Do the Shopping

Another Attempt at Solving the Hardware Problems

February  19:

Then Again Today

Plus A Bit More Work Done in the Garden

February  20:

The Computer Gets A Hardware Checkup -Which helps

...and Another Small Step Forward in the Garden

February  22:

Apple Mango Tree Transplanted -Hopefully not too late

February  24:

Rain in the Early Morning

Assorted Seeds Broadcast in Some Fenced Garden Patches

Selected Dry Areas Given Extra Water

Assorted Vine Seeds Planted in Area Near the Wall

Fallen Coconut Branches Tidied Up and left to Compost in  Northern Garden  Hedge Area

February  25:

 Shopping, Paying Bills and Meeting a Friend

Newly Bought Cherry Tomatoes, Sage, Coriander and Parsley Seeds Potted

Ginger Planted in Various Locations

More Work on the Paths

February  26:

 Documenting and Writing On My Laptop

February  27:

Back to Town to Visit Dentist and (At Last) Pay Health Insurance

Then Rain

February  28:

Banana Tree Damaged by Falling Coconut is Cut Down and Fed to Animals

Selected Tree  Seedlings Transplanted In Various Garden Areas

Sunflower Seeds Potted and Planted

 Working on the Paths

February  29:

The Southern Garden Paths are Now Completed

 

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