Check out these tips for growing subtropical fruit. E-mail This
Page to Your Friendsx A link to %this page% was e-mailed Even if
you don't live in the deep South, you can still grow subtropical
fruits. Thanks to better growing information and more disease-
resistant varieties, subtropical plants can be grown in just
about any climate. Master gardener Paul James and subtropical
fruit gardener Tom Spellman explain how. Depending on where you
live, there are steps you can take to protect the heat-loving
subtropicals from their mortal enemy, cold weather. Take for
instance this jackfruit growing on a hilltop in San Diego. If
the temperature dips below freezing, it's a goner, so the
plant's location is critical to its survival. Spellman planted
this tree on the edge of a slope where the cold air falls away.
It's also planted close to the wall of the house where it
receives reflected heat from the surface of the house. Spellman
took further precautions by planting it in a soil that has been
thoroughly amended and mu