Growing Tropical Fruits Indoors Under Lights in Australia

Tropical Fruit in Temperate Climates Modern high-powered LED grow lights have made it genuinely possible to grow tropical fruiting plants in cool-climate Australia — Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart — in spaces where they would otherwise be impossible. A well-equipped indoor growing space with appropriate lighting, humidity management, and container culture can produce small but meaningful harvests of bananas, citrus, guava, and other tropical fruits year-round, regardless of the outdoor temperat…