Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

June 2016:



Image of pregnant pig



June  01:

Guyabana, Pineapple and Nanka

Images of Soursop, Pineapple and Jack
        Fruit growing

A complete cycle of Muscovy Ducks

Images of Muscovy ducks: Sitting,
        Newly hatched, being fattened and free


June  02:

Ducks released from fattening pen

Images of ducks being released from
        fattening pen


June  03:

Protection for the light socket in the pig pen against leaking roof

Images of making a protective
        lampshade for the pig pen to prevent water dropping on to light
        socket

Main wallowing area leveled off
in the Farrowing Pen -but another dip remains,

Images of soil in pig pen being evened out

Images of pregnant pig, water trough and wallowing area


Cobra Vine trimmed from Avocado tree and composted


Images of Cobra Vine trimmed from Avocado tree


June  05:

Night Rain with Leaky Roof

Images of tropical rain at night

Images of leaking roof in tropical night strorm

June  07:

Foot infection seems to be improving after visit to doctor yesterday

Images of foot with Cellulitis

Garden still recovering from drought -after recent rain

Images of tropical garden recovering from draought after
        recent rain

Ducklings hatching out

Ikages of Muscovy duck with newly hatched ducklings
        under her breast


June  08:

Ducklings apparently killed by their frightened mother

Images of ducklings killed by their
        mother


June  09:

Individual plants recovering

IMages of plants growing in tropical
        garden shortly after a period of drought

Images of plants growing in a tropical garden shortly
        after a drought

Images of tropical garden plants growing after a
        drought


June  10:

More Night Rain

Images of night-time rain in tropical
        house


June  12:

Heavy Morning Rain too

Images of heavy tropical rain

Images of heavy tropical rain

Images of heavy tropical rain

Then comes the weather for growing, and foraging -but not for all

Images of tropical garden just after rain


June  14:

Light Rain and then Sun in the Morning

Images of light tropical rain

Images of sunshine after tropical rain


and in the afternoon.... A temporary extension for the Farrowing Pen roof


Images of constructing a temporary extenstion to pig's
        farrowing pen roof

I(mages of men building temporary extension to pig
        farrowing pen roof

Neighbour brings goat for impregnation -but she's not impressed at all

Images of goat not getting impregnated


June  16:

Metal frame for Piglet Creep Space arrives and is fitted

Images of metal creep space brrier for
        piglets arriving and being fitted

Monitor Lizard shows up and then disappears into a hole in the rock garden

Images of Monitor Lizard

Some Rain

Images of animals sheltering from rain

and then Sun again

Images of sunlight after light tropical rain


June  18:

Newly Born Piglets
Visual link to web-page documenting first week after
              sow has farrowed


June  20:

Rain again

Images of light tropical rain


June  21:

Images of Jackfruit (Nanka) after
        harvesting

Images of Jackfruit (Nanka) after harvesting


June  22:

Pineapple still not ripe yet

Images of pineapple growing in
        tropical garden

Heavy Rain again

Images of heavy tropical rain

Composted with material from Pig Pen

Images of tropical garden patches composted with organic
        material from pig pen


June  23:

More Composting

Images of tropical garden patches
        composted with organic material from pig pen


June  24:

...and just a bit more...

IMagesof tropical garden patch
        composted with organic material from pig pen

While Fatima takes No.One Sow for a walk in the garden

Images of a woman guiding an untethered pig in a
        tropical garden


June  25:

Herb garden starting to recover after rainy weather

Images of herbs starting to grow in
        tropical garden


June  26:

Toad apparently still alive after falling on its back

Images of toad found in tropical
        garden

June  27:

....and even more compost

Images of pig compost on tropical
        garden


June  28:

Ducks in pen -for possible slaughter tomorrow

Images of muscovy ducks in a temporary
        pen

Butlig is sick -possibly from the bad weather


Images of sick boar


June  29:

An exploding duck population needs to be thinned out

Images of ducks being culled

Images of excess muscovy ducks being culled and plucked

Images of excess muscovy ducks being culled and made
        freezer ready

Butlig drinking -but still not eating

Images of sick boar in tropical
        backyard

...So we cheer him up with a walk in the garden

Images of unfettered pig taken for a walk in a tropical
        garden


June  30:

Butlig recovering -and starting to eat

IMages of boar recovering from stomach
        problems

Some more rain -but not too serious

Images of medium tropical rain


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