Tropical/ Jungle Growing

[Tyler Waugh]

Please checkout this climate.

https://weatherspark.com/averages/33651/Puerto-Maldonado-Madre-de-Dios-Peru

I'm wondering what cant and cannot grow in this climate.

ill list plants i hope to grow, post if this climate is suitable and what strain i should grow if it is suitable.

-Fruits-
Strawberries
Raspberries
Apple
Orange (Clementine, tangerine etc.)
Grapes
Tomato
Banana

-Veggies-
Carrots
Pumpkin
Broccoli
Lettuce


I also want to grow herbs please post what i could grow in this climate.


Also please post other things that would be good to grow in this climate that i did not list.

 

[journey11]

Welcome, Tyler! Have you just recently moved to Peru then?

I know we import a lot of fruit/veggies from Peru, so here's some things I found listed online that will certainly do well for you: asparagus, artichokes, avocados, bananas, various types of citrus fruit, grapes, mangoes, onions, and paprika.

With your temps near the equator being high/moderate all year round, I would expect you could grow nearly anything, except for things that need a cool season like broccoli, and probably not apples either, since the trees need a dormant/cold period to produce. Raspberries are seasonal. I would kind of doubt they would do well, but I am not certain.

Strawberries and pumpkins would work. Peppers and tomatoes should do very well for you. Most of your culinary herbs should not be a problem either. You could grow eggplant, okra, melons... I'm sure you can grow carrots, but they are at their best in a cooler season which makes them sweeter and crunchy.

Hope that helps. Tell us a little more about your garden or if this is your first garden perhaps.

 

[Ridgerunner]

That's only got a few years of data to base those averages on but it sure looks like a danger of frost is nonexistent. I think dry may be a handicap for you so you may need to do a lot of watering. Hopefully you have a cheap water source, especially in the dry season. It's encouraging that you do have lakes and rivers around.

I think the first thing I'd check is whether or not you can grow pineapples there. Maybe it's just me but when I worked in the tropical regions of Africa there was nothing better than a locally grown really ripe and sweet pineapple. Those may take rich soil and quite a bit of water. They may need a certain pH in the soil too.

I'd look at expanding that list of citrus trees by a lot; lime, lemon, tangerine, satsuma, clementines, and who knows what else.

I'd expect sweet potatoes to be an interesting crop. In tropical climates they are supposedly grown more for their leaves than the tubers. They should be a perennial for you. You may have trouble containing them.

Check on some mangoes and papaya's too. You may be able to grow some really interesting fruit but like Journey said, a lot of what we consider normal fruit wouldn't do well because they require a certain amount of cold days.

I'd expect tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, and beans to do well for you but I have no idea on what varieties will work best. Potatoes originated there but that may have been higher in the mountains where it is cooler. Potatoes are more of a col season plant but there may be some local varieties you can grow.

I'd check into corn too. It may be spectacular for you or a total flop. I just don't know.

For some of these you may need to flip the growing season too and grow some warm weather crops in your cool season.

Welcome to the forum. Glad you found us and hope you stick around.

 

[Smart Red]

Welcome to TEG gang. @Tyler Waugh. What an adventure you have in store with your gardening plans. Best of luck and glad to have you growing with us.