Read about tropical gardening and plant care in
tropical weather. Gardening in hot and humid weather is a tough job but
is challenging too.
Tropical Gardening
Although gardening in a hot and humid climate is a
tough task, people addicted to it take it sportingly, as an adventure.
They like to experiment by growing different kinds of tropical plants in
their garden. Outdoor plants such as Hibiscus, Miscanthus cabaret, New
Zealand flax, Cardinal lobelia, Canary reed-grass (ground-cover),
Kalanchoe (annual plant), Agave (for sandy well-drained soil) can be
grown in tropical weather, because these plants are capable enough to
bear the hot and humid tropical climate. However, many tropical plants
require some extra care, because they perish quite easily, in case they
do not find the favorable conditions in your garden. If you are looking
for some tips for tropical gardening, this article will be handy.
Tips For Plant Care In Tropical Weather
- The first and foremost thing to consider is the quality and
fertility of the soil. Tropical plants require well-drained soil.
Therefore, make sure that the soil in your garden is able to retain
moisture for a long time after watering.
- You should pay special attention to the choice of fertilizers as
well. For instance, tropical flower plants should not be supplied
too much of nitrogen fertilizers, because it hampers their normal
growth. Although nitrogen fertilizer increases the growth of the
leaves, it would decrease the blooming of the flower.
- Tropical plants require manure, but in small quantity and less
frequency. This is because the organic manure decomposes easily,
when the temperature is high. As a result, the plants would not get
the required nutrients from the manure, which are already
decomposed.
- Manure tea, made by mixing fresh organic minerals with water, is
also beneficial for the growth of tropical plants, because the tea
is nutritious.
- You would be surprised to know that human urine is beneficial for
growing certain tropical plants. The urine of human being, if stored
for sometime, can be used as a manure for the plants because of its
high mineral content (typically nitrogen). You may make a solution
by mixing urine with water. Pouring the solution directly to the
soil can be beneficial.
- Apart from nitrogen, fertilizers containing phosphorus and potash
are also recommended for tropical plants. You may use these
fertilizers in minimal quantity, so that they do not hamper the
growth of the plants.
- The best way to increase the life of the tropical plants is to
keep them outdoor, during warmer months of the year and grow them
indoors during winter.
- While moving the tropical plants from outdoors to indoors and
vice versa, it is better to keep them in containers.
- When you are growing the tropical plants in winter, make sure
that you provide some form of heating, because the plants cannot
withstand frost.
- If the plants cannot grow well in open outdoor area, consider
erecting some form of shading for your garden, during peak summer.
