Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

November 2017:



Image of tropical autumn sun on soil


November  01:

A Step Towards a More Tidy Garden

Images of tropical backyard garden

Recently planted Seedlings Starting to Sprout

Images of young seedling in tropical backyard garden
        patch

November  02:

First Rain then Sun

Images of Rain followed by Sun

Garden Debris becomes Animal Fodder

Images of tropical backyard goat being fed with garden
        debris
...and I slip and hurt my shoulder while gathering it


November  03:

Rain and Sun and Rain Again

Images of tropical rain followed by sun

Area around new Pig Pens is a Muddy Mess

Images of muddy mess areound new
        tropical backyard pig pens

No.Three gets upset by Neighbour's Tree Felling -but calms down when given a Treat


Images of tropical backyard Pig upset by tree felling

Work on the Wall Continues
Visual link to "The Wall" web page

November  04:

Experiment with Mud Balls

Images of seeds mixed into mud balls
        and thrown onto tropical garden beds
Olld flower seeds mixed with compost, sawdust and mud into balls and thrown onto garden patches

Turmeric plants dug up and replanted


Images of replanted turmeric palnts

After an argument with the Architect the Foreman gets  the Pig Pen area cleaned up


Images of cleaning up site after building new tropical
        backyard pig pens

Images of cleaning up site after building new tropical
        backyard pig pens

Images of cleaning up site after building new
            tropical backyard pig pens

This is where I got stuck in the mud up to my right knee -and had to be pulled out


Images of mud in tropical backyard

November  05:

The Clean-up Continues

Images of cleaning up around new
        tropical backyard pig pens

Images of cleaning up around new
        tropical backyard pig pens

Images of cleaning up around new tropical backyard pig
        pens

Images of cleaning up around new tropical backyard pig
        pens

Images of cleaning up around new tropical backyard pig
        pens

Images of cleaning up around new tropical backyard pig
        pens

But not Outside!

Images of cleaning up around new tropical backyard pig
        pens

... And in the House, Bat Remains on the Sofa Again

Images of bat teamins left by cat on
        the sofa


November  06:

Bebe and Alex repair the Lendahan for drying Copra

Images of men repairing a
        "Lendahan" for drying Copra

Three Coconut Trees are Trimmed and Harvested

Images of coconut tree being trimmed
        and harvested

Images of coconut trees beingtrimmed and harvested

Images of coconut trees being trimmed and harvested

Images of coconut branches fed to pigs

Rain tests New Drainage System around Pig Pens



Worsening the mess around the wall construction site


Images of rainwater around construction site in tropical
        backyard

...but, luckily, Draining Quickly

IMages of subsiding rainwater around tropical backyard
        pig pens

November  07:

Rain All Day

Imges of rain in tropical backyard

...and Rat Remains under the Dining Table for Lunch

Images of rat remains left by cat

November  08:

Bebe and Alex continue work om the lendahan

Images of two men reparing a
        "Lendahan" for drying Copra

Images of men tidying up lendahan to dry copra

Wondering what to do with it all Now.......

Images of tropical garden after builders have finished

Images of tropical garden after builders have finished

Three Retrieved Banana Trees Replanted

Images of transplanted Banana Trees

The Work looks Reasonable but has created quite a Nasty Mess


Images of, effect on tropical
          backyard of bulders constructing pig pens

Images of impact of a small construction project on a
          tropical backyard

...but life goes on -with Hens' new Chicks

Images of tropical backyard mother hens with chicks

Ihid's old pen has to be partly demolished so he can be moved to new Pen


Images of tropical backyard piglet being transferred to
        new pen

Images of tropical backyard piglet being transferred to
        ne pen

Images of stressed tropica lbackyard
            piglet after moving to new pen
Ihid is terribly stressed -but recovers later


Bebe and Alex have cleared up the woodpile in the Lendahan area -but some firewood remains

Images of woodpiles left in tropical backyard after
        workers have partly cleared up demolished wooden pig pens


November  09:

Newly Hatched Ducklings take a Swim

Images of newly hatched ducklings
        swimming in tropical backyard pond

Working on the Copra

Images of men making copra in tropical
        backyard

More Bat Wings on the sofa

Images of bat remains left by cat on a
        sofa

The Wall is Finished at last
VCisual link to "The Wall" web page

The Workers Clean up a Bit before going Home

Images of clean-up after workers have
        finished building tropical backyard pig pens and a wall
digging up unwanted cement remains

Images of workers leaving after constructing a wall
        along tropical backyard boundary
Some workers clean-up more carefully than others

Images of workers clearing up
Getting ready to Leave

Images of tropical backyard after builders have left
Leaving the rest to us


...and A dead rat for the evening

Images of cat and kitten with dead rat


November  10:

Rain and sun

Images of sun and rain in tropical
        backyard

Sprouting Banana Patches

Images of sprouting seeds in tropical
        backyard patch

Imags of seedlings sprouting in tropical backyard garden
        patch

....but still Clearing Up the mess left Behind by Builders

Images of mess in tropical backyard after builders have
        left

Plant bed or footpath?

Images of garden patch damaged by
          builders

The last bits of Rubbish ready for Collection

Images of rubbish in tropical backyard after builders
          have left

Images of tidied up area in tropical backyard after
          builders have left

Which is Collected -except for the sludge left from the Bottom of the Cement Water Barrel

Images of sludge left behing by builders

Chicks and Ducklings enjoying the Sun

Images of tropical backyard ducklings
        and chicks

Even the cat is celebrating....

Images of cat in tropical backyard

The Copra is Finished too

Imags of men drying copra

50 kg. of Copra

Imags of copra


November  11:

Cleaning the Fish pond again -after the workers have finally left

IMges of tropical backyard fishpond
        being cleaned

....and a new clutch of Ducklings

Images of newly hatched ducklings in
        tropical backyard

November  13:

Pinkie Visits No.Three

Images of tropical backyard boar being
        moved to visit a sow

Images of tropical backyard boar with sow

....and Then taken Home again


Images of tropical backyard pigs in separate pens

Banana Harvested

Images of tropical backyard bananas
        being harvested

Images of harvest of tropical backyard bananas

Trunk used as Compost, Fodder and Leaves saved for Nesting Material later


Images of banana tree used invarious ways

Rain and Sun Again.....

Images of tropical rain followed by
        sun

Flooding around the Wall Area Subsides fairly quickly

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

November  14:

...but  more Rain Today

Images of tropical rain

November  15:

Fatima Plays with Ihid

Images of wonman playing with tropical
        backyard piglet

....and it Rains Again

Images of tropical rain

November  18:

Replanting Devastated Areas

Images of beans planted in tropical
        garden plot devastated by builders

Images of tricanthera cuttings planted in tropical
        garden plot devastated by builders

Images of beans planted in tropical garden plot
        devastated by builders

Reclaiming the Old Pig Pen Area

Images of early stages in trying to convert old tropical
        backyard pig pen back into a garden area


November  19:

Cement Sludge from Builders spread out on Garden Path

IMages of cement sludge left behind by
        builders spread out on tropical backyard garden path

Seed Table is cleaned up -after being Attacked by Cats and Chickens


Images of seed table being cleaned up after it was
        attacked by both cats and chickens

Images of balcony seed table being cleaned up after it
        was attacked by both cats and chickens

Cacao Tree starting to Fruit again


Images of Cacao beans

...and Rain Again, Again

Images of tropical rain

Flooding in the Pig Pen and Wall areas

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

November  20:

Rain and Sun

Images of tropical rain followed by
        sun

Experimenting with Seeded Mud Balls Again

Mix seeds with compost and sawdust and roll into mud balls

Images of making seeded mudballs

Images of making seed filled mudballs

Throw onto garden patches and cover with thin layer of sawdust

Images of tropical garden patches with seed filled
              mud balls covered with sawdust

Further attempts to Rehabilitate areas damaged by Builders

Images of attempt to improve tropical backyard
              garden patches destroyed by builders

November  21:

Northern Hedge trimmed and fed to Animals

Images of hedge trimmed and fed to
        animals as fodder

Rain in the Night causes flooding where Builders have worked

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

Imges of flooding in tropical backyard

...but still a nice Sunset

Images of tropical sunset

November  22:

Flooding still Subsides quickly

Images of dry areas in tropical
        backyard that were flooded yesterday

November  23:

Still Wondering what to do with it all.....

Images of attempts to clean up mess in trpical backyard
        after builders have finished their work

Penny Harvests Bananas

Imagws of bananas being harvested

Leaves provide Animals with Food and Playthings

Images of banana leaves given to pigs

Hedge Trimmed and Cuttings Planted along the Wall

Images of tropical backyard hedge before and after
        trimming

Images of hedge cuttings planted along tropical backyard
        boundary wall

November  25:

Hedge Area by Wall Trimmed and Tidied

Images of trimmed and tided tropical
        backyard garden patich

Junk Wood from Pile used to define Paths

Images of junk wood used to efine
        tropical backyard garden paths

Images of tropical backyard garden path borderes made
        from scrap wood

Images of tropicalbackyard garden paths bordered with
        scrap wood

There's a lot to sort out still

Images of garden problems left by
        builders

Images of garden problems left by
        builders

Images of garden problems left by
        builders

November  26:

More Coconut Trees Harvested and Trimmed

Images of debris from Coconut trees
        being harvested and trimmed

Images of debris from Coconut trees being harvested and
        trimmed

Images of debris from Coconut trees being harvested and
        trimmed

Images of debris from Coconut trees being harvested and
        trimmed

Border Patch Sown with Assorted Seeds

Images of recently sown tropical
        backyard garden patch

A Short Shower Interrupts

Images of light tropical rain

Coconut debris is being Efficiently Processed

Images of processed debris from
        Coconut trees after being harvested and trimmed

Images of processed debris from Coconut trees after
        being harvested and trimmed

Images of processed debris from Coconut trees after
        being harvested and trimmed

Images of processed debris from Coconut trees after
        being harvested and trimmed

November  27:

This makes sense  -but this doesn't!

Images of good use of "fence" and a bad use

Some Debris Left Behind from Yesterday

Images of debris from Coconut trees after being
        harvested and trimmed

Images of processed debris from Coconut trees after
        being harvested and trimmed

A few more Anti-Duck Fences
-including a repatriated garden plot

Images of small anti-duck fences in tropical backyard
        (and a cemented pot)

Making a bit more Sense with the paths

Images of tropical backyard paths laid out with logs

November  28:

Cleaning Up under the House

Images of cleaning up around and under
        tropical house

Images of cleaning up around and under tropical house

Images of roofing material moved from garden and stored
        under tropical house

Seeds and Firewood drying in the sun

Images of seeds and firewood being sun
        dried

November  30:

Reclaiming the area around the Wall

Digging Rain Gardens to Improve the Drainage
Images of digging a rain garden in a tropical backyard

Images of digging rain gardens in tropical backyard tp
        improve drainage

Moving Cement from beds to Paths and Improving Both
Images of tropical bckyard garden beds and path
            improved by moving builders rubble


A Pole for Orchids
Images of erecting a pole for orchids to grow on in a
        tropical backyard

Images of erection of a pole for orchids to grow on in a
        tropical backyard

.....and Stumps for Plants
Images of logs for putting plant pots on in
                tropical backyard


Using a Junk Wood Pile to Mark Borders

Images of junk wood pile being used to mark paths in
            tropial bckyard

Images of tropical backyard paths defined by bits of
            junk wood

The Ducklings (and Chicks) are doing well

Images of tropical backyard ducklings and chicks

The Area around the New Pig Pens is starting to Look Better


Images of improvements in tropical backyard after recent
        building project




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Trevor Batten
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