Nylon Net

I spent a total of three days last week tending to my mini farm. It was super hot because the lot has only few trees. I’ve planted several dozens payatot trees hoping that they would be full grown by the time I reach 75.

The only consolation is that there’s one giant mango tree in the property and it provides me with a cool shade. According to the neighbors, this is more than 50 years old. Baka ka-birthday ko pala ito.

Even when it’s 45 degrees under the sun, when I am under the mango tree, it feels like 25 degrees , with less humidity.

Cool shade

It now has hundreds of fruits I couldn’t reach. And they keep on falling to the ground. One medium-sized supsupin mango almost hit my head.

I went to Home Depot this afternoon to buy a nylon net. I would hang them under the mango tree to catch the falling fruits and prevent it from hitting me.

A—————“Miss, meron ba kayong green net para sa garden?”
Sales lady——“Net, meron”.
A—————“Asan?”
Sales lady——“Dun mam”.

A—————“Yung nylon, meron kayong kulay green?”
Sales lady——“Wala kami mam, green lang meron”.
A—————“Yung nylon, hindi plastic”.
A—————“Merong pino?”
Sales lady——“Ganito lang mam, five meters”.
A—————“Plastic ito, nylon ang kailangan ko kasi isasabit ko sa puno”.
Sales lady——“Ganyan lang mam ang haba”.

Plastic garden nets

Saan kaya ako pupunta na merong nylon net, at yung Tagalog ang salita para mas madali kaming magka-intindihan.

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