Crops that grow well in the tropics and crops that don’t do well.
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I know the struggle
As a Tropical farmer (Jamaica) the tropics are definitely challenging. I made the same mistakes of attempting intensive annuals, until I found success with the perennials and roots, like Plantain, breadfruit, Turmeric, ginger, etc.
Weeds never die and cutter ants and slugs will destroy transplants.
but the tropics are a ruminant farmers paradise; free food for your animals year round if you have enough land.
cool to see, I always watch and adapt what you do to my climate in hawaii
Oh Man now you're just taking the piss mate !
: )
Ginger is a high value crop in the tropics that will give you a yield most of the year and it will grow in the shade of your fruit trees.
Shampoo ginger has value both for the ginger (bitter ginger) and the liquid from the flowers can be sold as a high priced hair conditioner.
Another plant that will grow in anything from shade to full sun is Konjac (Amorphophallus konjac an unusual type of yam) which has huge value as a diet food.
Brazillian spinach grows year round as does Aibika for greens.
The young leaves of Egyptian Spinach (jute) make a good lettuce substitute and the plant self seeds readily and grows vigorously for a large part of the year.
Sweet leaf (sauropus androgynus) will grow in anything from shade to full sun, self seeds readily and gives a continuous crop of high value unique greens.
Duly noted, Chris
tropics = BUGS!!!!!!
I would never have guessed that lettuce would be hard down there, very interesting. Thank you.
I think it's genius they've used bottles to build a wall or a raised bed. I love ideas like that
What a coupla hundred feet in elevation above sea level can do to the land! While the coastal plains are warm all year round(I'd say HOT in summer!), it does get chilly up here during the Winter on the central plateau, even though our climate is cataloged as "subtropical". Sure thing that grows all year round is the humble, edible Prickly Pear!
Super helpful! I'm live in the Cayman Islands and my family and I want to start taking advantage of my mom's backyard space to grow our own food. Thanks for the vid!
would that be the same for the pacific northwest? its wet but its temperate and some years pretty mild winters so do we not get that reset?
Hello from Tropical Northern Australia! Here we have two seasons, Wet Season and Dry Season. Dry season is the closest we get to winter, lower temps. and humidity. I can grow lettuce, full sized tomatoes, zucchini and nappa cabbages in the dry season but become infested with fungal issues and the plant shuts down in the extreme heat and humidity of the wet season. Things that do well in the wet season are salad mallow, snake beans, malbar spinach, loofa, kang kong, slim asian eggplants, heirloom bull's horn shaped capsicum, bird's eye chili, new guinea bean, sweet potato, cherry tomatoes, tatsoi, taro, ginger and turmeric.
Anyone know any worthwhile resources/research material on no till tropical market gardening ?
Thanks for the pros and cons of the tropics! I was under the same misconception/impression. I live in Texas and hate the winter as well as the extremely short windows we have for growing. This past year we had a month of decent spring weather before early heat and drought hit. It's just brutal and dry out here. I'd much rather deal with keeping the rain off and perennials I would think 🙂
Here is a really important secret which many fail to realize – when you are in tropics, simply adapt to it and eat tropics! It is the same way when you are in temperate regions – adapt and eat temperate! You are unlikely to see a Costa Rican in Canada crying because he can't eat cassava, will you?? And if you insist on eating something that grows elsewhere, then be prepared to pay a steep price for it! When in Rome, act like a Roman – it is wise!
I live in the Asian tropics(Cambodia, to be exact), and, even though they're both tropical climates, the vegetation is a lot different. People don't grow a lot of squash or corn here. They grow a lot of mangoes, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Pretty much everything except squash, beets, apricots, blueberries, plums, artichokes, and a couple of other things. However, I live in an apartment in the city, so to some degree I can control what kind of soil I'm going to use. Pests might be another story. Plus, I don't know about South American tropics, but Asian tropics typically have a long dry season and a short wet season. So , if you're not growing on a balcony like I will be, you have to plan what you'll grow based on how much water the plant needs.
Hi. I am moving to a hot climate zone to start my own farm. I already have experience with suculents cacti and ornamentals but eant to start growing food. This video is very informative… Pending for more growing in the tropics videos (don't tell me about russet mites :(. )
Can asparagus grow and thrive commercially in tropical climates?
Tomatoes are very difficult to grow down here. Lettuce is easy. Plant it in the winter here. Raised beds with a bottom liner if the nematodes are especially vicious in your patch. 🙂 Different opinion.
I live in Puerto RIco, it is a tropical island. The wise thing to do if you want to grow a garden in the tropics is to stop fighting the weather and climate and adapt to where you are. If you want winter or cold weather crops, then you are in the wrong place! There are lots of vegetables, root crops and fruits you can grow in the tropics. It is a matter of researching what grow well here and learn how to do it. It agravates me whe I hear people say that you cant grow this or that in the warm to hot weather. Just adapt, research and learn.
nice, i am in malaysia and looking for these kind of videos.
rain, heat and moisture acts too heavy and hard in tropics
Why would you fight against Mother Nature to have a head of lettuce in the tropics? SMH
Agree. In tropic you fight with rainfall, flood, bugs, and plants….
I live in Seychelles. As tropical as it gets and lettuce grows very well here.
Very informative video thanks
We, here in Puerto Rico, are closer to the equator than Puerto Vallarta and get twice the rainfall yet, we grow most vegetables that are grown in the North Pacific (US) including broccoli with no problems so, perhaps making a blanket statement is not going to go over well. Maybe in your tropical area growing certain vegetables is a problem but, that is not the case in ALL of the tropics. Lettuce does fabulous here too, btw.
indian lettuce may be the only kind that thrives in the tropics
the rain definitely is a big challenge. Constant rain pressure compacts subsoil which in turn impedes root growth. Drainage is a number one issue to tackle. nutrients tend to be easily leached away with the rain. need ample amount of organic matter to support growth. As you said greenhouse down here serves more to protect from rain than from cold