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[ronott1]

Mangosteen

Avacado

Mango

Lanzones

Atis

Santol
Aratiles
Sinigwelas

Guyabano

Lanka

Sounds like quite an Orchard!

 

[ozexpat]

Sounds like quite an Orchard!

It sure will be. She already has about 12 other types of fruit trees and a few of these.

Its a lot of work to get them started. We are buying a cubic yard of worm casings to condition the soil under and around the trees. Otherwise its just dropping them in sand.

 

[ronott1]

It sure will be. She already has about 12 other types of fruit trees and a few of these.

Its a lot of work to get them started. We are buying a cubic yard of worm casings to condition the soil under and around the trees. Otherwise its just dropping them in sand.

Worm Castings are great!

I used some in a Lawn I started. I did not have to fertilize for several years after that...

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SCG, what I find saddest is that your well-meaning parents are not helping the dogs, if the dogs believe it is their job to corner someone the humans have clearly invited into their house. Dogs need to know beyond the shadow of a doubt, they are not the pack leaders, the humans are. Any dog that cannot be trusted implicitly should be sleeping in a crate, and in fact should be crated anytime it is not supervised, and on a lead when not crated, until it is 100% responsive to commands, particularly one which has been rescued and has an unknown past. I rescued toy breeds for some time, and even a 5-10 pound dog can inflict a nasty wound if it bites. My position was, any dog that showed a willingness to bite a human should not be placed and should be considered a liability. I put one down when it bit my stepson a second time. Dogs that are so dominant over, or terrified of (most common), humans that they feel they must/should bite them, are miserable beings. They feel they must be on perpetual watch. They can sometimes be rehabbed with training, but it takes a very dedicated soul with the time and energy to do it.

A dog thinks in terms of its pack. If it is not confident the human is in charge, it places itself in charge, and that is when it becomes a danger. Rather than seeking instruction from the human, it makes its own decisions. Short of someone breaking in, it should never take it upon itself to do more than observe the movement of the people in the house, responding when invited to or when habit/training has taught it a response is indicated. A dog that follows you to the kitchen every time you get up just wants to see if it's getting food. A dog that follows you to the bathroom and growls when you try to exit is letting you know you should be afraid, and for your parents to make light of it reinforced the behavior rather than correcting it. I don't mean to speak poorly of your folks, they believe they are being kind to the dogs. Maybe a good gift for them would be, "How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend" by the Monks of New Skete. It's the first book I read on training dogs, and explained how they think in such logical terms.

I agree with you. Not to beat a dead horse, but they do not own crates, and think that crating a dog is cruel. They do not set limits with the dogs at all because they had "such a horrible life prior to coming here." It is what it is. I may get that book for my mom for Christmas, but I do feel that because of the way my mom thinks that it will fall on deaf ears (eyes?). I find it particularly odd because my parents were incredibly strict with my sister and I, yet the dogs run amok. Maybe they used up all their parenting energy on us.

Those fruit trees look divine. I've not seen or heard of a lot of them, before. I would guess that you could probably plant your fruit trees at Christmas. I'd have to wait until April to plant, here. Here we don't bury our dead in the winter, either. That has to wait until spring. The ground is too frozen.

 

[ozexpat]

I agree with you. Not to beat a dead horse, but they do not own crates, and think that crating a dog is cruel. They do not set limits with the dogs at all because they had "such a horrible life prior to coming here." It is what it is. I may get that book for my mom for Christmas, but I do feel that because of the way my mom thinks that it will fall on deaf ears (eyes?). I find it particularly odd because my parents were incredibly strict with my sister and I, yet the dogs run amok. Maybe they used up all their parenting energy on us.

Those fruit trees look divine. I've not seen or heard of a lot of them, before. I would guess that you could probably plant your fruit trees at Christmas. I'd have to wait until April to plant, here. Here we don't bury our dead in the winter, either. That has to wait until spring. The ground is too frozen.

I had never thought about not burying the dead because of the ground being frozen - how bizarre.

In our area the tombs are above ground because of the ground water level.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I had never thought about not burying the dead because of the ground being frozen - how bizarre.

In our area the tombs are above ground because of the ground water level.

Tell me more. I love graveyards, and this makes me want to fly out there right now. Is this akin to columbarium walls? Are those bodies or cremains?

 

[ozexpat]

Tell me more. I love graveyards, and this makes me want to fly out there right now. Is this akin to columbarium walls? Are those bodies or cremains?

They are normally bodies. cremations are not big in the Phils

My wifes family is more on the side of the "haves" rather than the "have nots". They have a family mausoleum on each side of the family. It houses cremains as well as bones. I will have to take some pics next time we pull a face plate off to add another family member.

 

[chickadoodles]

Very nice Oz! I am sure she will love them. I don't know what alot of them are but I bet they are delicious! Enjoy

 

[superchemicalgirl]

They are normally bodies. cremations are not big in the Phils

My wifes family is more on the side of the "haves" rather than the "have nots". They have a family mausoleum on each side of the family. It houses cremains as well as bones. I will have to take some pics next time we pull a face plate off to add another family member.

I would love to see that, honestly. Thanks!

 

[ozexpat]

I would love to see that, honestly. Thanks!

You need to come to Bali with us for a cremation ceremony.

I have very good friends in Bali that attend the most amazing ceremonies.

One of my best friends in the whole world is a Balinese Princess.