May is the last month of autumn for us but already it's getting a bit chilly at night. If you can call 20 degrees C chilly! Days are still hot and we're still having a little rain, but the dry season is around the corner. We're still eating aubergines ( eggplant), chillies, grapefruit, mung beans, pumpkins and water spinach (kangkong) from the garden along with a few cherry … [Read more...] about What To Plant in The Tropics in May
November Harvesting and Planting
In November in the tropics the heat is building for us and rain is scarce. By the end of November we're hiding from the heat indoors and only venture outside very early or around sunset. The plants however, all seem to be loving the warmer temperature and are growing fast so long as they're watered and given regular buckets of our homemade worm tea. Our first banch of … [Read more...] about November Harvesting and Planting
Snake Beans and Green Ants
What's with snake beans and green ants? As soon as the first flowers appeared on our snake bean plants the green ants were there clustered around the flowers and setting up home in the leaves. Until those flowers appeared ( in July, first bean harvest August for us) there had been no green ants at all in our veggie beds. Once the flowers dropped their petals and the beans … [Read more...] about Snake Beans and Green Ants
August Harvesting and Planting
What's growing, fruiting, flowering, germinating and cropping in our tropical food garden in August. Remember, we're in the southern hemisphere, just 16 degrees south of the Equator, you may have to flip the seasons if you're in the tropics in the northern hemisphere. August is the last month of winter for us and we're in the dry season. We've had a good amount of light rain … [Read more...] about August Harvesting and Planting
Make Your Own Fertiliser
15 Ways to Fertilise Your Plants, Without Buying Chemicals None of us wants to spend a fortune on our gardens and many of us are gardening because we want our food to be cheaper. But, our plants do need fertiliser, always, be that in the form of nutrient-rich soil or added liquid or solid feeds, healthy plants need an extra boost of minerals and organic matter along with … [Read more...] about Make Your Own Fertiliser