Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

May 2019:



Images of fresh passion fruit
        windfall

May  01:

May Sunshine

Images of May sunshine on tropical
        balcony

Chicks Recently Hatched on the Balcony

Images of recently hatched chicks on
        tropical house balcony

Two Types of Asparagus, Two Types of Palawan Cherry and Beetroot Potted


Images of recently potted seeds

Imagws of recently potted seeds in
        tropical backyard

May  02:

Aniseed, Star Anise and Green Cardamom Potted

Images of seeds potted in tropical
        backyard

May  03:

Dead Rat -a breakfast present from the cats

Images of dead rat in tropical house

May  04:

Baby Turtle in Duck Pond

Images of baby turtle looking out of
        tropical backyard duck pond

"Orphaned" Piglet now Settling Down and Growing Bigger

Images of lone piglet in tropical backyard

Transplanted Durian, Cinnamon, Duhat and Longan Seedlings Seem to be Thriving

Images of recently transplanted tree seedlings in
            tropical backyard

Tilapia Getting Bigger

Images of tilapia in tropical backyard pond

Baby Goat is Growing Up Fast Too

Images of young goat in tropical backyard

A Beautiful Evening

Images of a tropical evening at home

May  05:

Trip To Cebu
Visual link to "Trip to Cebu" webpage

May  08:

Animals and Plants seem to have Survived without Us

Images of tropical backyard animals

Images of tropical backyard pigs eating

Images of seedlings in tropical backyard

Although the Garden is Clearly Drying Out

Images of tropical backyard garden

May  09:

Garden Refreshed after Heavy Rain in the Night

Images of tropical backyard after rain
        in the night

Images of tropical backyard garden after rain in the
        night

Sprouting Air Potato Planted

Images of sprouting air potato planted
        in tropical backyard

May  10:

Bananas Harvested

Images of bananas being harvested

Images of bananas being harvested in ntropical backyard

Remains Used as Compost or Animal Fodder

Images of use of remains from banana
        harvest in tropical backyard

May  12:

Cooking Under the House with Wood from the Garden -The smoke repels Termites and other insects

Imagws of food being cooked on a wood fire under
        tropical house

Dead Chicken Found in Garden

Images of dead chicken found in
        tropical backyard

May  13:

Mating Hermit Crabs

Images of mating hermit crabs in
        tropical backyard

Ducklings Growing Nicely in Fattening Pen

Images of ducklings in fattening pen
        under tropical house

May  14:

A Breakfast of Home Grown Eggs, Bacon and Bananas

Imagws of breakfast from mostly home
        grown ingredients

May  16:

Birthday Lunch
Visual link to May 2019 Birthday webpage

May  17:

Cucumber Seedling Transplanted

Images of Cucumber seedling
        transplanted in tropical backyard

Tomato Seedling Transplanted

Images of tomato seedling transplanted
        in tropical backyard

Tomato Seedlings Re-potted

Images of tomato seedlings re-potted
        in tropical bckyard

Green Cardamom Seeds Potted

Images of green cardamom potted in
        tropical baclyard

May  18:

Looking for Trees to Fell for Lumber

Images of people looking in tropical
        backyard for trees to chop down for lumber

Two (of Four) Cape Gooseberry Tomato Seedlings Transplanted

Images of two (of four) cape
        gooseberry tomato seedlings transplanted in tropical backyard

May  20:

Baby Goat Investigates the House

Images of a goat kid exploring a
        tropical house

Images of goat kid investigating tropical house

Cat Hiding in a Box

Images of a cat hiding in a box

May  22:

12 New Ducklings Hatched

Images of newly hatched ducklings in
        tropical backyard

Male Ducks Locked Away for the Safety of The Ducklings

Images of male duclks in pen in
        tropical backyard -as protection for young ducklings

May  23:

Old and New Chicks

Images of old and young chicks in
        tropical backyard

Hog Plum and Pomello Potted

Images of Hog Plum and Pomello seeds
        potted in tropical backyard

Hot and Sweet Peppers Potted

Images of hot and sweet peppers potted
        in tropical backyard

Green Zebra and Cherry Tomatoes Transplanted

Images of Green Zebra Tomato seedlings
        transplanted in tropical backyard

Images of cherry tomato seedlings transplanted in
        tropical backyard

Art Work Falls from Wall in House

Images of art work fallen from wall in
        tropical house

May  24:

Young Ducklings Go For A Swim

Images of tropical backyard ducklings
        swimming in pond

Soaked Beetroot Seeds Potted

Images oif soaked beetroot seed potted
        in tropivcal backyard

Two Ducks Slaughtered for Dinner Tonoght

IMages of tropical backyard ducks
        being caught for slaughter

Images of tropical backyard ducks being plucked for
        Dinner

Cacao Beans Drying in the Sun

Images of tropical backyard cacao
        beans

Remaining Cape Gooseberry and Roma Tomatoes Transplanted

Images of Cape Gooseberry Tomato
        Seedlings Transplanted in tropical backyard

Images of Roma Tomato seedlings transplanted in tropical
        backyard

Pineapple Top Planted

Images of pineapple top planted in
        troipical backyard

Duhat Seeds Potted

Images of Duhat seeds potted in
        tripical backyard

Visitors Share an Almost Home Grown Evening Meal

Images of visitors to tropical house

Rain in  the Night

Images of night rain in tropival
        backyard

May  25:

Fresh New Green World after Rain in the Night

Imagws of tropical basckyard garden
        after rain in the night

Images of tropical backyard after rain in the night

May  26:

Piglet Moved to Temporary Pen Under House

-Attempts to lure piglet into a sack fail -so tied to a leash
Images of backyard piglet

-and finally lured with food into new pen
Images of tropical backyard piglet being lured to new
        pen

Images of tropical backyard piglet in
        new pen under the house

Indian Mango Potted

Images of Indian Mango seeds potted in tropical
        backyard

May  27:

Felled Branches Used as Borders

Images of small tree trunks used as
        garden borders in tropical backyard

Piglet Pen Cleaned Up -Ready for Next Farrowing

Images of tropical backyard piglet pen
        being cleaned up ready for next farrowing

Images of sawdust being put in tropical backyard pig pen
        ready for pregnant sow

Last Surviving Shop Tomato Transplanted -The other two died

Images of tomato plant transplanted in
        tropical backyard

May  28:

Cleaning Up the Woodshed

Imges of tropical backyad woodshed
        being tidied up

Images of tidy woodshed in tropical backyard

Removing Plastic Protective Screens from Garden Patches -In preparation for composting

Images of plastic screens being
        removed from tropical bckyard garden patches

Imges of protective plastic screems removed from
        troipical backyard garden

May  29:

No.Three Moved to Maternity Pen

Imges of tropical backyard sow being
        moved to a new pen

Southern Garden Patches Composted with Saved Sawdust

Imags of tropical backyarde garden
        patches being composted with old sawdust

Images of tropical backyard garden
        patches composted with old sawdust

Pineapple Tops (From Market) Planted

Images of pineapple tops from market
        planted in tropical backyard

Vulnerable Banana Trees Composted with Sawdust

Images of banana teees in tropical
        backyard composted with old sawdust

May  30:

Rain in the Afternoon

Imagws of afternoon rain in tropical
        backyard

Images of afternoon rain in a tropical
        backyard

More Pineapples Prepared for Planting -and the trimmings fed to pigs

Images of pienapple tops from market
        being trimmed for planting in tropical backyard

Images of pineapple trimmings fed to pigs

May  31:

Empty Pig Pen Cleaned -Ready for the Next Occupant

Imags of cleaning up a tropical backyard pig pen
          before pig moves ini

Increased Ventilation for the Farrowing Pen

Images of tarpaulin on tropical pigpen being raised to
          give extra ventiltion

Old Ladders and Wire Matting Used to Build Fences for Protection while Hedge Regenerates

Images of putting up a fence in atropical backyard to
        protect hedge from intruders

Images of putting up fence in tropical backyard to
        protect hedge from intruders






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