Tropical Heritage Garden Diary:

January 2021:

Images of Duckling in tropical
backyard

January 01:

The First Trimming of the New Year

January 02:

Hungry Fowl

Images of fowl in tropical backyard

Too Wet to Work

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Two Caterpillars

Images of caterpillars in tropical
backyard

January 03:

Relaxing and Recovering from the Excesses of the Neighbours

Images of relaxation in tropical
backyard

A Start with Clearing the First Patch of the Year for Replanting

Images of tropical backyard garden
patch being cleared for replanting

One Caterpillar is Still There

An Experimental change of Cover for a mini-Greenhouse

January 04:

A Small Amount of Debris to Clear

Images of garden debris cleared in
tropical backyard

An Attempt to Grow Taro Cuttings

Images of taro cuttings in tropical
backyard

The First Patch is Nearly Ready For Planting

....and Then Rain

January 05:

A Trip Into Tagbilaran

Images of a trip into Tagbilaran

Another Mini-Greenhouse Cover Changed

Images of Mini-Greenhouse in tropcal
backyard

A New Design Mini-Greenhouse

Images of a new design of
mini-greenhouse in tropical backyard

A New Caterpillar!

January 06:

More Trimming

Plus Some Debris to Clear

Then Rain and Sun

First Two Open Areas Seem to Have Survived Well So Third One Opened

Images of "mini-greenhouses" in
tropical backyard

Images of "mini-greenhouses" in
tropical backyard

...and The New Design Mini-Greenhouse is Ready for Planting

January 07:

More Debris

Images of debris cleared from tropical backyard

Mini-Greenhouse sown with Various Seeds

Images of mini-greenhouse being sown in tropical
backard

Ginger and Bush Beans Planted in Rest of the Patch

Images of bush beans and ginger planted in tropical
backyard

-Rain in the Night

January 08:

Penny Harvests Bananas

Images of bananas being harvested in tropical backyard

Rain Again

Images of rain in tropical backyard

January 10:

Fallen Papaya Tree Removed

January 11:

Fallen Debris Removed

Images of debris removed from tropical backyard

The Last of the Basic Mini-Greenhouses Opened Up

Images of closed "mini-greenhouse" opened up
in tropical backyard

January 12:

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Off to Tagbilaran for Lunch Together

Images of lunch together

January 13:

The Second Garden Patch is Nearly Ready for Replanting

Images of tropical backyard garden patch cleared of
weeds

The First Patch is Starting to Sprout

Images of seeds sprouting in tropical backyard

January 14:

Some Ginger Harvested

Images of ginger in tropical backyard

Some Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Some Ginger and Chives Replanted

Images of ginger and chives transplanted in tropical
backyard

January 15:

More Debris Removed

Images of garden debris removed from tropical backyard

Asparagus Seedling Transplanted

Images of asparagus seedling transplanted in tropical
backyard

Wire Fence Removed from Third Patch

Images of start of cleaning tropical backyard garden
patch

January 16:

More Trimming

Images of topical backyard garden patch trimmed

More Cleaning

Images of tropical backyard garden patch being cleaned

More Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

January 17:

Debris

Images of debris cleared up in tropical backyard

Cleaning

Images of tropical backyard garden patch being cleaned

Rain and a bit of Sun

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Trimming

Images of overgrown path trimmed in tropical
backyard

January 18:

Back into Tagbilaran for Another Lunch Together

January 19:

Rain

Images of rain in tropical backyard

Some Flooding

Images of flooding in tropical backyard

More Debris Removed

Images of debris cleared from tropical backyard garden

Medicinal Plants ("Zambong") from a Neighbour Transplanted

Images of medicinal plants transplanted in tropical
backyard

More Wire Netting Removed -Ready for Cleaning

Images of rusty wire netting removed from tropical
backyard garden patch

January 20:

Flooding Subsided -Despite Rain in the Night

Images of recently flooded areas in tropical backyard

Fighting Against the Northern Jungle

Images of overgrown paths cleared in tropical backyard

Another Southern Patch Cleaned

Images of tropical backyard garden patch being cleared
of weeds

January 21:

The Fifth Patch is Cleaned

Images of trpical backyard garden patch cleaned ready
for sowing

January 22:

Trimming Again

Images of hedge trimming in tropical backyard

Some Ginger Harvested with Some Replanted

Images of ginger harvested in tropical backyard

Cool Weather Seeds Broadcast in South West Garden Area

Images of seeds broadcast in tropical backyard

A Modified Design for the Mini-Greenhouse

Images of constructing a mini-greenhouse from plastic
feed bag and bamboo

Constructing a mini-greenhouse from plastic and bamboo
in tropical backyard

January 23:

The First Two Prototypes Finished

Images of "mini-greenhouses" ready for
installation in tropical backyard

January 24:

Pinkie and Beans Get Together -But Go Home for Dinner

Images of tropical backyard boar and sow

Images of tropical backyard boar and sow

Plus Two More Mini-Greenhouses

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January 25...

On Holiday

Images of being on holiday

Reporting To Immigration

Images of a trip to the new Immigration office in
Panglau

2021
February

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Trevor Batten
<trevor at tebatt dot net>
Baclayon 2021
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