Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

January 2019:

January  01:

Sunny Begin to the Year

Vet Visits Goat Bitten By Dog

Goat Quarantined in Isolation Pen

January  03:

Goat Nervous -but otherwise apparently  alright

January  04:

At last, Rain in the Night

...and then Rain All Day Too

But an Interesting Sunset

January  05:

Seedlings Survived Nearly 24 Hours of Rain -One Bread-nut starting to grow shoots

No Flooding in Garden

January  07:

Passion Fruit Seedlings Replanted

January  09:

Old Tree Nursery Area Reorganized and (New) Seeds Planted in Pots

January  10:

Garden Area Trimmed and Fed to Animals

Rain Later in the Day

January  11:

Italian and Thai Basil, Parsley, Coriander, Oregano and Sage Seeds Planted in Pots

January  12:

Coffee Tree in Flower

Productive Cacao Tree Too

January  14:

Goat Quarantine Ends -Back to Normal





Safflower and Tomato Sprouting -More Safflower Seeds Sown



Limpy and Lucky Together

January  16:

Piglet Lucky is Separated from Limpy -Ready for Tomorrow

Area of Garden Tidied Up -Creating More Fodder for the Animals

Coconut Branch Fallen in the Night -and Impaled in the Ground

Nursery Area Reorganized



Eggplant and Star Anise Seeds Potted in Mini-Greenhouse -for extra Warmth and Humidity

January  17:

Goodbye Ihid V               Goodbye Trees
             

Animals given treats to keep them happy -Pinky seems quite upset by the noise from tree cutting

Climbing Frame for Vines Collapsed in Western Garden

A Sunny End to a Difficult Day

January  18:

Pineapple, Native Cacao Seedling and Banana Tree Stump Recovered from Debris

...and another Native Cacao Seedling Found

with Plenty of Clearing Up Still To Do

The Animals are Living in an "Eat All You Can" Restaurant -on the forage from the trees felled yesterday

Collecting Sawdust -for the pig pen and a garden mulch

Empty Pig Pen Cleaned Up

Marinading Meat to Make  Sausages

More Seeds Potted -Cucumber, Thai Cucumber, Sausage Tomato and Cape Gooseberry Tomato

January  19:

The Goats Eat Out

Making Sausages

Vegetables from the Garden -with home made bacon for lunch

January  20:

Rain

Sausages with Coconut Tree Heart (Ubod) for Lunch

More Pork for Dinner

January  21:

Vine Shoot Recovered from Felled Trees Debris

Various Beans Growing in Garden

January  22:

Debris Pile (from Tree Felling) Now Half Cleared

More Bunching Onions Planted

Northern Garden Patches Borders Improved

...but More Work Still To Do

Fatima Experimentally Smoking Sausages in a Pan in the Kitchen

Collected Sawdust Spread on the Garden

 Excess Soil from the Pig Pen Dumped

 A Mixture of Seeds Broadcasted

January  23:

Leaves from Felled Trees Used as Compost

A Packet from Manila, with Seeds, and Towels

January  24:

Newly Arrived Seeds Potted

More Leaves and Soil Dumped on Garden Patches

Rain

Northern Garden Corner Area Tidied Up

Slowly Clearing Up the Debris

Lots of Fodder in Reserve

...and More Rain

January  25:

Two Dead Chicks Found in Empty Pig Pen -Mother Hen Nearby

Chicken Eggs Collected from under Composting Leaves around Felled Tree Stump

Sticks Collected from Felled Trees and Used To Support Beans and other Vines

Rain

January  26:

Lucky is a bit Depressed -So we let her go into the garden

January  27:

Small Sticks Collected as Fuel for New Cooking Stove

January  28:

Removal of Remains from Tree Hit During Recent Tree Felling

The Trunk is Used as Border for Another Garden Patch

New Stove Used to Smoke Meat in a Pot

Seedling Nursery Moved to a Sunnier Area -To Encourage Germination

Only Tomato, Green Eggplant and Safflower Seedlings are Doing Well

January  30:

Homemade Bread with Homemade Liver Pate

Lucky Goes Out (and Back Home) Again

January  31:

Moldy Coconut Fronds Put on Garden Patches to Make Compost

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