Tropical Gardening

Tropical Gardening is our passion. We love growing fruit and vegetables in the tropics. This page is a resource for the novice backyard gardener living in the hottest part of the planet.

Gardening in the Tropics

The basics of gardening are the same wherever you live. You need soil, water, fertiliser and time to care for your garden (e.g. weeding etc). However, people from other climates move to the tropics and battle against the conditions. They want to grow all the food they are familiar with. It is better to grow fruit and vegetables that thrive naturally in the tropics. There are a variety of tropical fruits and vegetables to choose from.

Tropical Fruit

You can grow many fruits in the tropics. These tropical fruits include paw paw, custard apple, passion fruit, dragon fruit, guava, black sapote, kumquat, rambutan watermelon and Jaboticaba. Consequently, you will come to love the many fruits that thrive in our warm and humid conditions.

Tropical Vegetables

It is easy to grow tropical vegetables, including sweet potato and cucumber. Tropical gardening allows for Asian Greens like pak choi and tatsoi. Pumpkin and watermelons are also easily grown. However, many vegetables can only be grown in the tropical winter. This is due to the intense nature of summer in the tropics.

Tropical Herbs

We have also looked at herbs that can make it through a hot steamy tropical summer. We have listed some of the wonderful tropical herbs you can easily grow in your garden.

Sustainability and Saving Money

In this age of Climate Change it is more important than ever to live sustainably. This is a great reason to grow your own food. Another benefit of gardening is that you can save money. These goals often go hand in hand. For example composting at home is great for the environment and saves you money on fertiliser. Consequently, this blog is aimed to help you towards these goals. So join us and get gardening in the tropics!