Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

December 2018:



Image of Rain followed by Sun in
        tropical backyard


December  01:

Rain and Sun

Images of Rain in tropical Backyard

Images of sun in tropical backyard

Two Types of Maize and Two Types of Bush Bean Planted in Northern Garden

Images of recently planted areas in tropical backyard

December  02:

More Bean and Patola Planted in Various Locations

Imagws of locations in tropical
        backyard garden recently planted with beans and patola

December  03:

Some Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

More Home Grown Cow Peas and Okra Planted

Images of locations in tropical
        backyrd recently planted with home grown okra and cow pea

December  04:

Limpy and the Piglets get Fresh Sawdust to Play With

Images of tropical backyard piglets with new sawdust in
        their pens

Imags of tropical backyard piglets with new sawdust in
        their pens

December  06:

Banana Trunk Chopped Down and Used to Frame Borders of Garden Plots

Images of banana trunk used to border
        tropical garden plots

Hen Brooding in Living Room Hatches Out

Imagws of newly hatched chicks in
        tropical living room

Images of newly hatched tropical backyard chicks with
        mother hen

We Visit an old Piglet of Ours, Now Living with our Neighbours

Images of 5 month old tropical
        backyard piglet

December  07:

Passion Fruit, Turmeric, Beans, Eggs

Images of produce from tropical
        backyard garden

Images of prduce from tropical backyard garden

....and Rain


Images of rain in tropical backyard

with Sun....

Images of sun in tropical backyard

December  08:

The People from the Orphanage Collect their Three Piglets

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        being caught

Imags of tropical backyard piglets being caught

Images of tropical backyard piglets being taken to new
        home

One of the Remaining Piglets has serious Diarrhea

Images of sick tropical backyard
        piglet

December  09:

Sick Piglet is Much Better Today

Images of a sick tropical backyard
        piglet -now imporved

December  10:

Fallen shrub Trimmed and Replanted to Preserve Bean Plant Growing on It

Images of fallen shrub -trimmed and
        fed to animals

Images of fallen shrub after replanting in tropical
        backyard garden

Rooster Escapes and is Recaptured

Images of escaped tropical backyard
        rooster

Images of recaptured tropical backyard roosster

December  12:

Showery Weather

Images of rain showers in tropical
        backyard

December  13:

...and Again

Images of showery weather in tropical backyard

Images of rain in tropical backyard

December  14:

Another Light Shower

Images of light rain in tropical
        backyard

Ducks, Chickens and Piglets Thriving

Images of ducks, chickens and piglets
        in tropical backyard

Garden Growing Quite Well in the Rain

Images of seedling food crops growing
        in tropical backyard

Images of food crops growing in tropial backyard

December  15:

Sun and Rain

Images of sun in tropcal backyard

Images of rain in tropical backyard

December  17:

Neighbour Cutting Trees to Pay their Mother's Hospital Bill

Images of men with chainsaws working
        in tropical backyard

Images of men sawing up trees in tropical backyard

Images of men sawing wood in tropical backyard

Chickens and Ducks are Prepared for Christmas (in Manila)

Images of chickens being culled in
        tropical backyard

Images of tropical backyard chickens prepared for the
        frezer

Images of tropical backyard ducks being prepared for
        christmas

Images of tropical backyard ducks being plucked for
        Christmas

Images of dead tropical backyard duck

Breadnut Trees Temporally Potted (to improve root growth)

Imagws of Breadnut tree being
        temporaly potted to 9improve root growth


December  18:

Two More Piglets Collected

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being collected by new owners

Images of tropical backyard piglet being caught

..and the Last Two -Leaving Little Blacky Alone

Images of tropical backyard piglets
        being collected by new owners

So we Transfer Limpy for Company

Images of tropical backyard piglet
        being transferred to new pen

After a Bit of a Tussle they Settle Down Together

Images of two generations of tropical
        backyard piglets together

Images of two half-sister tropical backyard piglets
        together in pen

December  19:

The two Piglets Seem to Have Settled Down Together

IImag3s of two tropical backyard
        piglets sharing a pen


December  20:

Rain All Night and Morning Too

Images of rain in tropical backyard

December  21:

Some Garden Areas are Growing Nicely

Images of sucessful tropical garden
        areas

Others are Doing Less Well

Images pof less sucessful tropical
        garden areas

Some Areas Need Improving

Images of tropical backyard garden
        areas needing improvement

Other Areas Have Been Totally Neglected

Images of neglected areas of tropical
        backyard

...while Some Areas are Very Prolific

Images of prolific areas in tropical
        backyard

Showers Today Too -Helping the Garden Grow

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of rain in a tropical backyard


December  22 - 29:


Visual link to "Holiday in Manila" web
              page
Holiday in Manila



December  29:

 Back Home and The Plants and Animals have been Looked after Well

Images of tropical backyard with animals

The Seedlings seem to have Survived the Trip

Imags of seedlings in a box after transpoirt from
        Manila

Happy to be back in Our Peaceful House and Garden

Images of tropical home in December

December  30:

Cleaning Up the mini-greenhouse ad Unpacking the Seedlings from Manila

Images of recently aquired seedlings being unpacked in
        tropical backyard

December  31:

Sunny Day

Images of December sun in tropical backyard

Kitten Moves in

Images of kitten which suddenly appeared in tropical
        house

Goat Bitten by Dog

Images of goat bitten by a dog

Not a Lot of Fireworks to be Seen from Our House
 

Images of new years fireworks seen
        from tropical backyard



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