Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

June 2016:

June  01:

Guyabana, Pineapple and Nanka

A complete cycle of Muscovy Ducks

June  02:

Ducks released from fattening pen

June  03:

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

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






Cobra Vine trimmed from Avocado tree and composted

June  05:

Night Rain with Leaky Roof

June  07:

Foot infection seems to be improving after visit to doctor yesterday

Garden still recovering from drought -after recent rain



Ducklings hatching out

June  08:

Ducklings apparently killed by their frightened mother

June  09:

Individual plants recovering

June  10:

More Night Rain

June  12:

Heavy Morning Rain too

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

June  14:

Light Rain and then Sun in the Morning

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





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

June  16:

Metal frame for Piglet Creep Space arrives and is fitted

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



Some Rain



and then Sun again

June  18:

Newly Born Piglets

June  20:

Rain again

June  21:

June  22:

Pineapple still not ripe yet

Heavy Rain again



Composted with material from Pig Pen

June  23:

June  24:

...and just a bit more...

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

June  25:

Herb garden starting to recover after rainy weather

June  26:

Toad apparently still alive after falling on its back

June  27:

....and even more compost

June  28:

Ducks in pen -for possible slaughter tomorrow

Butlig is sick -possibly from the bad weather

June  29:

An exploding duck population needs to be thinned out

Butlig drinking -but still not eating

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

June  30:

Butlig recovering -and starting to eat

Some more rain -but not too serious

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