Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

January 2018:



Image of full water reservoir in
        tropical backyard


January  01:

Floods after Rain in the Night

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

January  02:

More Flooding after another Night of Rain

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

Path Boundaries destroyed by Flood Water

Images of tropical backyard pathboundaries destroyed
            by flood water

Anti-Chicken Patch flattened by Heavy Rain


Images of tropical backyard seedlings broken by heavy
        rain

Adult Ducks are Separated -so Ducklings can be Fattened (for two weeks)

IMages of tropical backyard Ducks being captured so that
        ducklings can be fattened

Images of tropical backyard poultry

January  03:

Flood Water is Subsiding

Images of subsudung flood water in tropical backyard

Anti-Chicken Garden Patch Recovering Slightly

Images of tropical backyard seedlings recovering from
        heavy rain

One Tree

Imags of plants growing around one tropical backyard
        tree

Images of plants growing around a single tropical
        backyard tree

Images of plants growing around a single tropical
        backyard tree

Rain and Sun

Images of tropical rain and sun

January  04:

Part of Eastern Garden Tidied Up

Images of tidy portion of tropical
        backyard

Anti-Chicken Garden Frames Moved and Reseeded

Images of anti-Chicken tropical backyard garden frames
        moved after seedlings have sprouted

Images of anti-chicken frames in new position ad being
        reseeded

January  05:

Hen Ducks Escape -To Lay Eggs

Images of escaped tropical backyard duck with eggs

Drake is made available to the Hens


Images of tropical backyard duck being tied up to
        prevent him eating duckling's food -while giving acces to
        females

Non-Native Chickens Transferred to Empty Pen


Images of two non-Native chickens being transfered to
        another tropical backyard pen

Sun, Rain, Sun, Rain


Images of tropical rain and sun

Images of tropical sun and rain

January  06:

Coffee Bush flowers for the First Time

Images of tropical backyard coffee bush flowering for
        the first time

Another Dead Piglet

Images of burial of dead tropival backyard piglet

While Life goes on for the Others

Images of tropival backyard piglets playing in the
            garden

Celery, Spinach and Mustard Seeds Tested in Pots


Images of seeds in pots in tropical backyard

January  07:

Reconstructing the Paths after the Flooding

Images of paths in tropical backyard

Still a Lot to Do

Images of unstructured area in tropical backyard

A Night-Time Visitor

Images of Moth in tropical house kitchen at night

January  08:

Rain and Sun

Images of tropical rain and sun

Waiting for the Cacao Beans to Ripen

Images of cacao beans growing bin tropical backyard

January  10:


Putting Sand and Gravel on some Paths

Images of tropical backyard garden
        paths beig covered with sand and gravel

Images of newly covered paths in tropical backyard

Concrete left by Builders in Plant Beds has finally been Removed

Images of tropical backyard garden plant patch after
        concrete has been removed

Digging an extra Rain Garden to relieve Flooding

Images of digging a rain garden as protection against
        flooding in atropical backyard

Seeds in Frames starting to Sprout


Images of seedlings sprouting under pratiective
        (anti-chicken) frames in tropical backyard

Seeds in Pots starting to Sprout

Images of seeds sprouting in pots in tropical backyard

January  12:

Pinkie sleeps in Brownie's Pen while his Pen gets a Makeover too

IMages of tropical backyard boar
        sleeping in an empty pen -while his own pen gets cleaned up

Images of tropical backyard boar's penj
        being cleaned up

Trying to Improve Drainage

Images of tropical backyard drainage canal leading to
        drainage pit

Images of tropical backyard drainage canal being dug

Rain Tests our Attempts


Images of rain testing tropical backyard drainage

-which was Improved

Images showingb improved tropical backyard drainage

...and Some areas Drain Better than Others

Images of flooding and drainage in tropical backyard

Images of drainage in tropical backyard

Collecting Seeds from edible Luffa


Images of seeds being collected from Luffa

Images of Patola (Luffa)

Piglets want to Eat what Mummy Eats -but with Milk

Images of self-weaned tropical backyard piglets


January  13:

Flooding has mostly Subsided

Images of drainage in tropical backyard

Seedlings in Pots seem to be Surviving Reasonably Well


Images of seedlings in pots in tropical garden after
        heavey rain

Some Seedlings in Frames seem to be suffering -Especially where flooded


Images of seedlings in tropical backyard garden frames
        after heavy rain

January  14:

Improving Paths and Drainage

Images of drainage ditches filled with coconut husks to
        improve drainage in tropical backyardca

January  17:

Flooding Kills Seedlings in Garden Frame

Excessive rain floods garden frame
        -killing seedlings in tropical backyard

Other Areas are not so bad


Images of bedraggled garden patches in tropical
        backyard

...but some seedlings in pots are a bit battered too

Images of seedlings in pots in tropical backyard

The Mating Pens are being Repainted

IMages of tropical bckyard pig pen after repainting
        gates

Fattening Chicken has been let out to Forage with the Others


Images of fattening Hen foraging in Tropical backyard
The white chicken was culled -because it could not walk

January  18:

Pinkie's Pen goes Pink

Images of tropical backyard pig pen door being painted

Garden Frames Relocated and Reseeded

Images of tropical backyard (anti-chicken) garden frames
        afterrelocation and reseeding

January  19:

Flooding is not too Serious -Despite Rain in the Night

Imags of drainage in tropical backyard after rain in the
        night

Bananas Harvested

 Images of Bananas being harvested in tropical
        backyard

Images of tropical backyard banana tree used as compost
        for plants and forage for animals

January  20:

More Rain Today

Images of drainage in tropical backyard after rain

Coffee Plant Flowering Again

Images of tropical backyard coffee bush flowering

January  22:

Some Cacao Beans Harvested

IMages of Cacao beans both growing and harvested

Rain Again


Images of rain in tropical backyard

Flooding Too

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

...and Newly Born Chicks

Images of newly hatched tropical backyard chicks

January  23:

Yesterday's Floods Subsiding

Images of floodwater subsiding in tropical backyard

Penny Prepares her Patch for Planting

Images of woman preparing a tropical backyard garden
            patch for planting

January  26:

Floating Plastic Hoops to Protect Water Plants

Images of floating plastic hoops to limit turbulance and
        protect water plants in tropical backyard

More Heavy Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Images of drainage system in tropical backyard

Floods

Images of flooded areas in tropical backyard

Tomatoes, Eggplants and Orange Seeds Planted in Pots

Images of newly potted seeds

Images of pots with newly planted seeds placed in a
        tropical backyard
 

January  28:

Studio Tidied up ready for Visitor on Tuesday

Images of studio cleaned up for guest

January  29:

Hoops in the Rain

Images of the effect of hoops in tropical backyard pond

Flooding Again


Images of flooding in tropical backyard

Images of flooding in tropical backyard





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