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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.

Tropical Gardening
Tropical Gardening

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 Garden
Tropical Garden

Tropical Fruit

Tropical Gardening - the mango fruit.
Tropical Gardening – Mango

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.

sweet potatoes
sweet potatoes

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.

tropical herbs growing
Tropical herbs

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!

Pak Choi Growing

Pak Choi Growing Tips
Pak Choi Growing Tips

Pak choi growing tips help you grow this nutritious green. It’s also known as pak choy, bok choy or Chinese cabbage. They are the same thing.

Published 18 August 2022
Categorised as Tropical Gardening Tagged bok choi growing, bok choy, Pak Choi, pak choi growing, pak choi growing tips, Pak Choy

Tatsoi Growing

Tatsoi Growing
Tatsoi Growing

Tatsoi growing is a wonderful way to produce a leafy green in the tropics. This Asian green is popular for its tasty and healthy broad leaves

Published 18 August 2022
Categorised as Tropical Gardening Tagged growing tatsoi, tatsoi growing, tatsoi plants

Kangkong is our Asian Green

Kangkong
Kangkong

Kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica) is a semi-aquatic tropical plant. It is a water spinach or river spinach that is grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots.

Published 17 August 2022
Categorised as Tropical Gardening Tagged kangkong, kangkong growing

Capsicum Growing Tips

Capsicum Growing Tips
Capsicum Growing Tips

Capsicum is native to the Americas but is now cultivated worldwide. This easy to grow vegetable is a valuable part of a tropical food garden.

Published 17 August 2022
Categorised as Tropical Gardening Tagged capsicum growing

Blood Orange Care

Blood Orange Care
Blood Orange Care
Published 17 August 2022
Categorised as Tropical Gardening Tagged Blood Orange Care

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Struggle and Resistance in the Far North by Rob Pyne
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Rob Pyne was born in 1967. He worked in various jobs, until breaking his neck in 1991, becoming a quadriplegic. He then completed a BA in History and Politics and a Law Degree. Pyne worked at JCU from 2000 – 2007. He was elected to Cairns Regional Council in 2008, serving 2 terms before being elected to State Parliament in 2015. After electoral defeat he returned to Council,winning Division 2 in March 2020. Rob remains happily married to Jenny and has one child Kate

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