Comments on: Gardening In The Tropics

By: David Astley

David Astley — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:19:20 +0000

If you are looking for up-to-date information on tropical gardening then you can usually find it by googling the specific topic. Otherwise sign up for the long-established Dave’s Garden forum where there have a specific board on tropical gardening. It’s US based but still has a lot of info applicable to other countries. For Australian and Asian based gardeners you’ll find a lot of useful links on the Facebook page of Tropical House & Garden Magazine. That’s a new online magazine being put together by a group of Australian and Southeast Asian based gardening writers – some of whom have been gardening in the tropics for 40-50 years. So there’s a lot of expert knowledge coming our way there. I have about 50 books on tropical gardening that I’ve collected over the years. The one I always recommend for beginners is ‘Gardening in the Tropics’ by R. E Holttum & Ivan Enoch. It’s published by Marshall Cavendish. It was written many years ago but it’s still available online because for many gardeners it is their ‘bible’. Hope that helps.

By: Alyson for World Travel Family

Alyson for World Travel Family — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:03:26 +0000

In reply to Candice. Hi Candice, that would be a dream come true for me, a road trip in Central Asia. We already drove around the north of Thailand, I don't know if it's possible to continue, but I'd love to do it. People do, they drive or even cycle from Europe right through to The Himalayas. We met a Swiss woman once who'd done it solo. Yes, I am feeling very flat. Content, but not brimming with excitement. I'd love to have quail, chickens, aquaculture. All these things keep every day interesting. Several times a day I just put down my laptop and go look at my plants, hunting for tree frogs and blue bees. Growing things makes me happy. And thanks.

By: Candice

Candice — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:32:53 +0000

Staying with my mum has been the thing that has kept us going in lockdown, and we have had the joy of chickens, I’m learning to grow food, trying my hand at hydroponic growing and just got some Quail which are easy to keep.
I am still really looking forward to travelling though. I think we will wait til later in the year now, save a bit more and plan a trip to Thailand and then next year to America.
My son really wants to drive our motorhome to Mongolia too (actually he want us to drive to Thailand too)
I am really looking forward to some epic years of travelling in the future.
I’m thinking of setting up a travel blog too but having my own business and coming up with meaningful posts on social media that people will connect with can sometimes be hard when you are feeling flat and have no inspiration. I imagine that can be a problem on a bigger scale when running a blog or travel website.
I love reading your posts and thanks for sharing so much with us.

By: Jewel Ahmed

Jewel Ahmed — Sun, 05 May 2019 08:45:39 +0000

It’s a very helpful with us. Thanks a lot.

By: Alyson Long

Alyson Long — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 21:29:41 +0000

In reply to Jan. Yes still active, and funnily enough, tackling my garden again after 6 years away. Nature has taken over and nobody has done anything to look after it in 6 years - big job. But we're winning!