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I live in a tropical country now but I really want to grow the vegetables I used to enjoy back home.
Any guides/books out there on how to grow temperate crops like carrots, cabbages, beets, radishes, celery, potatoes, etc despite the heat of the tropical sun? I don't want to be limited to be able to grow them only during the winter months. I'm living only a few meters above sea level, and near the coast so the average temp is around 27°C.
I have already accepted that I may never be able to grow my favorite parsnips and leeks here, or blackberries and strawberries, but in exchange for that I will be able to enjoy tomatoes, cucumbers and melons the entire year.
I was thinking of designing raised beds that use evaporative cooling to create a microclimate to suit the temperate root crops like potatoes and carrots. Has anyone done something similar to this before?
