Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

November 2020:


Image of rain in tropical backyard


November  01:

Typhoon in Manila Region

Images of rain in tropical backyard
        -Typhoon in Manila

We Buy Back from our Neighbour Bits of Our Piglet

Images of freshly slaughtered tropical
        backyard pork

November  02:

A Lazy, Sunny, Day

Images of lazy sunny day in tropical
        backyard

A Papaya Tree Falls Over

Images of fallen papaya tree in
        tropical backyard

November  03:

-Recovering From an Upset Stomach

November  05:

Trip into Town for Tests and Medicine

Images of a trip into town for medical
        tests, medicine and shopping

Rain in the Afternoon

Images of rain in tropical backyard

November  06:

A Sunny Morning After Rain in the Night

Images o0f sun after rain in tropical
        backyard

Young Chicks

Images of young chicks in tropical
        backyard

Young Ducklings

Images of young ducklings in tropical
        backyard

Tea from Medicinal Plants -and Some Cuttings Too

Images of local herbal plant used for
        medicinal teas -and recently planted in tropical backyard

Rain in the Afternoon

Images of rain in tropical backyard

November  07:

Taking the Tablets and Drinking the Tea

Images of taking tablets and drinking
        herbal tea in a tropical backyard
-Rain in the Afternoon

November  08:

A Bit of Flooding and Some Debris to Clean Up

Images of flooding and debris after
        night rain in tropical backyard

Cool Weather Beans Planted in Cool Areas

Images of cool weather beans planted
        in cooler parts of tropical backyard

Bush Beans Planted in Other Areas

Images of Bush beans planted in
        tropical backyard areas

Plus Another Small Harvest of Passion Fruit

Images of passion fruit
            harvested in tropical backyard

November  09:

Some More Passion Fruit -and even more to come

Images of Passion Fruit in tropical
        backyard

Young Chicks and Ducklings Appear to be Doing Well

Images of young chicks and ducklings
        in tropical backyard

-Rain in the Evening

November  10:

Still Taking the Tablets

Images of taking tablets and resting
        in tropical backyard

November  11:

The Last Tablet Taken Tonight

Images of last tablets in antibiotic
        cure

November  12:

Another Lazy, Sunny, Day Resting

Images of a lazy sunny day resting on
        a tropical balcony

November  13:

The last of the Bush Beans Planted

Images of bush beans planted in
        tropical backyard

Assorted Cool Weather Seeds Broadcast in Southern Garden

Images of seeds being broadcasted in
        tropical backyard garden

November  14:

Even More Passion Fruit

Images of passion fruit harvested in
        tropical backyard

Back to Work in the Northern Jungle

Umages of area of tropical backyard
        tidied up

November  15:

Fallen Debris Cleared Then Patch Trimmed and Composted

Images of fallen tree debris in
        tropical backyard

Images of tropical garden patch after trimming and
        tidying

Some Trimmings Transplanted in Southern Garden

Imageges of garden trimmings
        transplanted in tropical backyard

Another Patch Trimmed and Fed to Pigs

Images of tropical garden patch
        trimmed and fed to pigs

Some Water Plants Removed from Fish Pond and Composted

Images of pondweed removed from
        tropical backyard fishpond

November  16:

More Work on the Northern Jungle

Images of debris to be cleared up in
        tropical backyard

Images of tidy garden patches in tropical backyard

A Magnificent Sunset

Images of sunset in tropical backyard

November  17:

A Rooster is Treated after Escaping and Loosing a Spur in a Fight with Another Rooster

Images of tropical backyard rooster
        after a fight

Rain at Lunchtime

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Another Trip Into Town

Images of a trip to Tagbilaran

November  18:

A Rainy Day

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Working on the Northern Garden Again

Images of area in tropical backyard
        being cleaned up

November  19:

Weird Weather with both Sun and Rain

Images of changing weather in tropical
        backyard

A Bit More Work in the Northern Garden

Images of tidied up area in tropical
        backyard

...and A Contented Cat

Images of cat in a tropical house

November  20:

New Bush Beans and Kangkong Sown in Cool Areas

Images of bushbeans and kangkong seeds
        sown in tropical backyard in

Penny Trims the Grass

Images of grass being cut in tropical
        backyard

The Red Banana is Starting to Fruit

Images of red banana tree starting to
        fruit in tropical backyard

No Tap Water for a Few Hours -Luckily We Have Reserves

Images of empty taps in tropical home

November  21:

Another Rainy Day

Images of rain in tropical backyard

November  22:

An Overcast Day

Images of overcast weather in tropical
        backyard

Removing Debris, Trimming and Clearing Patches

Images of debris after rain in
        tropical backyard

Images of cleared debris, tidy paths and trimmed trees
        in tropical backyard

Finished, Just in time for the Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

November  23:

-Pottering

November  24:

-Trimming, Feeding and Composting

November  25:

Another Dull, Rainy, Day

Images of rain in tropical backyard

-Then Computer Problems

November  26:

-Computer Problems Hopefully Fixed

November  27:

Pineapple Top Planted

Images of pineapple top planted in
        tropical backyard

Garden Patch Cleaned, Composted or Fed to Pigs

Images of tropical backyard garden
        patch after cleaning


A Cold, Sweaty, Night -and then Exhausted, Lost to the World for the rest of the Month.....

Imjages of fever and lost days in tropical house


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Trevor Batten
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