I’m Living In Recife, Brazil, And Want To Start A Fruit/vege Garden…what Can I Grow?
Posted by admin on February 7, 2010
What fruits and veges grow best this time of year and in this (hot, hot, hot) climate?
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Well, you are heading into fall down where – only about 4 degrees cooler than your summer though. You are warmer than US zone 11, so look at zone 11 and 12 or higher.
You can grow some heat-tolerant greens (first link, podcast on heat-tolerant greens) – Romaine lettuce does OK.
You can grow Mango, Banana, Coffee, Pineapple, Papaya, Taro, Coconut, etc. – all the tropical fruits.
You may be able to grow citrus – orange, lemon, lime, etc.
Try Kiwi and Avocado, too. You are probably too warm for root crops like beets and carrots, but I bet you can grow a nice sweet potato or yam, because those will accept more heat. Whatever you are growing, you can try something from seed during your winter when it is a little milder and not have too much invested if it fails in the heat – and if it cannot take your winter, it will not handle your summer, basically. If your location has good air-flow, that can make up for a lot in terms of removing problems we get here with humid heat – most temperate vine crops like cucumbers and pumpkins and squash will mold in high humid heat, but in a windier location, you might be able to pull it off. Order up some things on-line. The key is weather it will get cold enough to cue the annual vegies to finish properly or if it will be so hot things like lettuces bolt right away. You might do OK with baby greens also – harvest them early before they can rot or bolt and mess up the flavor.