subTropical Gardening: magazine for the tropics, subtropical and warm climates



The chill in the air throughout April and May heralds the arrival of autumn and the coming of winter – a season that not many gardeners in the tropics and subtropics fully appreciate. Why? Well the ‘season’ is short, perhaps only a few weeks and for some further south a month or two. The practices of southern gardeners who live in colder climates are significantly different to that experienced in warmer climates so the advice is different. For our readers in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate climates we have included all the wonderful things you can do and grow in the coming months ahead. We have packed these months with vegetables, fruit, plants to admire and places to visit.

There is no ‘down-tools’ time here and why should gardeners be encouraged to hibernate when there is so much going on in the garden and around us all. These months are great for gardeners. Like all plant-aholics, I tend to become fascinated with plant types when a specimen or two strike my attention. This was evident when I attended a begonia society meeting and caught a case of ‘begonia infection’ that was only curable after a dose of plant purchases. To date, I still do mind the occasional re-infection of these plants or any other. If you or your friends are attending a gardening event, please send us your images so that we can use them in the SOCIAL GARDENERS page. Contact us for more details about this feature. In the coming months we hope to see our readers at the Queensland Home Garden Expo on the Sunshine Coast in July. Come say “Hello”. subTropical Gardening – a lifetime of local advice. Paul Plant – Editor

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