Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

July 2020:

July  01:

-Planting Yesterday's Cuttings
-More Work on the Borders

July  02:

Preparing Materials for Border Improvements



Trimming, Feeding, Composting or Transplanting

July  03:

An Afternoon Off -To Explore the Hills and the Beach

                      Photos: Fatima Lasay

-Papaya Seeds Sown Throughout the Garden
-Passion Fruit Seeds Sown in Various Places

The Markotted Avocado Has Fallen Over

July  04:

-Rain in the Night
-Home Grown Sorghum Sown in Various Places
-Supermarket Squash Seeds Sown Throughout the Garden
-Chinese Celery Seeds Sown in Selected Areas
-Sticks "Planted" in Preparation for Vine  Seed Sowing
-Tap Water Returns
-Rain in the Evening

July  05:

-Heavy Rain in the Night
-Vine Seeds Planted in Selected Areas
-Trimming and Composting

July  06:

Goodbye "Pork"

Hello Chicks

July  07:

Pinkie's Gate is Finally Repaired

Another Unwanted Tree Removed

...and Processed

But Lots of Border Work Still to Do

The Cat Presents Us With a Dead Monitor Lizard

July  08:

-More Trimming and Tidying

July  09:

-Rain
-Various Seeds Sown

July  10:

Turned Away from the Shopping Mall -Oldies Only Allowed on Tue,Wed,Thrs...

-More Vine Seeds Sown

July  11:

Three Generations of Ducks

Passion Fruit Harvest

-Kangkong Seeds Sown
-Rain

July  12:

Piglet is Suddenly Unable to Walk -but recovers quickly

The Others Seem Normal

July  13:

Another Papaya Tree Chopped Down

July  14:

Empty Pig Pen is Cleaned Ready for Beans

July  15:

Piglet Stuck in "Restaurant" Has to be Rescued

Entry Hole Closed -but Piglets try to unblock it

One Hog Plum Cutting Doing Well, The Other Has Lost Its Leaves

Moringa Cuttings Struggling -but original tree recovered completely

July  17:

-Rain

July  19:

Beans Separated from her Piglets and Moved to Pen Next to Pinkie

-Various (Kitchen) Paprika and Sorghum Seeds Sown

July  20:

Heavy Rain

July  21:

-Trip Into Town -to make Dental Appointment

July  22:

-Some more work tidying up  garden patch borders
-An extra "markotting" patch added to fallen avocado tree

July  23:

-Heavy Rain, then sunshine, then Rain Again
-Avocado Seedling Translated (the only surviving one)

July  24:

-Banana Tree Transplanted
-Rain in the night

July  25:

-Chesa seedling transplanted

July  26:

-Two More Markotting Patches Applied to The Avocado Tree
-Rain
-Two Seedling Trees Staked Up After Rain

July  27:

-Dental Appointment in Tagbilaran
-Heavy rain
-Tricycle Breaks Down During Return, Two Hour Delay

July  28:

Terri Collects a Piglet

Fallen Avocado Tree is Sprouting

-Pottering in the Garden

July  29:

-More Pottering in the Garden
-Three Black Avocado Seeds potted

July  30:

Penny Takes two Piglets -and we keep the rest

-Pottering Again

July  31:

-More Pottering
-Cucumber, Paprika, Eggplant and Tomato Seeds Planted

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