Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

February 2019:

February  01:

Lots of Debris left over for Processing -after Last Month's Tree Felling

Damaged Plants Recovering

Electric Fan Installed in "Maternity" Pig Pen

February  03:

Tomato Seedlings Transplanted in Northern Garden

More Coconut Tree Fronds Processed

February  04:

Making Washing up Liquid from Borax and Soap Flakes

February  05:

The Last of the Tomato Seedlings Transplanted -and the Pot Resowed

A Short Rain Shower

Squash, Bush Beans and Okra Sown in Various Locations

Sunflower and Safflower Sown in Various Locations

February  06:

Auntie Brownie Moved to Maternity Suite

 

Palm Fronds Mostly Used Up -Now collecting dry banana leaves for Brownie's farrowing



More Debris from Tree Felling Removed



 Hedge Area Repaired with Garden Trimmings



Auntie Brownie's Pen Cleaned -with refuse dumped on garden patches

February  07:

Pinkie Moves to Auntie Brownie's Old Pen

Pinkie's Pen Cleaned -with more fertilizer for the garden

Pinkie Returns Home

More tree Felling Debris Sorted Out

February  08:

Foot Wound from Yesterday Opened Again By Shoe -resting today



Auntie Brownie Gets a Curtain -hopefully to keep her cool

February  09:

Some, well needed, Rain

February  10:

Garden Fresh after Rain in the Night

Recently Transplanted Tomatoes Growing Nicely

Pig Helps to Re-profile Garden Patches -to improve drainage

Asparagus Transplanted

More Rain

Newly Sprouting (Condor) Asparagus and Newly planted (non-sprouting) Tomato Seed Pots are Swapped

...and Even More Rain

Pomelo (Local Grapefruit) and Calimansi (Native Lime) Seeds Planted in Pots

February  12:

Rain

Tricia gets Spayed

Some Clearing Up of the Debris left after Tree Felling

February  14:

Mini-Gray gets taken to the Provincial Cat Spaying Project

Cashew, Native Atis and Yellow Shower Trees starting to Sprout

Condor Asparagus and Green Eggplant Seedlings Growing Nicely -but Safflower not so well

A Few Drops of Rain

More Debris Sorted

February  15:

No. Three Moved to New Pen

Rain

Sticks from Felled Tree Debris used as Bean Poles in Various Locations

Rain Again

No Three's Old Pen Cleaned Out

February  16:

Lucky moves House

February  17:

More Sticks Planted with Beans

10 New Ducklings in the Garden

February  18:

Yellow Shower, Atis and Cashew Seedlings moved to Tree Nursery

Garden Plot Cleared of Weeds for Forage and then Composted with Coconut Fronds

February Decoratives

February  19:

Last of the Palm Frond Debris Composted on Garden Patches

February  20:

Star Anise, Green Caimito, Native Guava and Cashew Seeds planted in Pots

February  21:

Purple Caimito Seeds planted in Pot

Felled Logs used as Border for Garden Patches

February  22:

Last of the Logs Cleared Up

...Leaving a Compost Heap as new Garden Feature

Lanzones and Guava Seeds Planted in Pots

February  23:

Hen Sitting on Eggs in Living Room

Poorly Sprouting Thai Asparagus Re-seeded

February  24:

Chicks in Living Room Emerge from the Nest

Sawdust put on Southern Garden Patches as Mulch

Compost from Pig Pen put on Various Patches

Recently Composted Areas are Whetted Down -to speed decomposition

February  25:

Early Morning Smoke and Sunlight

Pinkie and No.Three Get Together -But just play around a bit

Eggs and Bread for Breakfast

Hen with Chicks Finally Leaves

Some Cacao Beans are Dried in the Sun

Three Ducks put in the Freezer

Home Made Bread



Sawtooth Coriander, Black Eggplant, Cucumber and Thai Cucumber Pots Reseeded



Thai Basil, Cape Gooseberry Tomato, Kundol and Italian Parsley Pots Reseeded

February  26:

Pinkie and No.Three Fail to Mate Again

February  28:

Pinkie and No.Three Still Not Ready





Duck De-Frosted and Butchered for The Evening Meal

Tomato and Condor Asparagus Seedlings doing Well -but Thai Asparagus less well

Tomato Romana, Californian Wonder Paprika and Local Sweet Pepper seeds Potted

Previously Transplanted Eggplant, Tomato and Asparagus doing well

Young Ducklings Getting Stronger -but only 9 now

March