I know zip about tropical plants (except cactuses/cacti). But I read an
article a year or so ago that claimed truffles could not be planted in a
"garden". There was something symbiotic between them and something in the
soil. It may well have been a chemical since most of the truffles they
were collecting were near one species of oak. Maybe someones memory will
be jogged and can produce more details. I think the answer is no though.
Good Luck.
Stan

jF wrote:

Hi - I just want to shout out to everybody. I'm getting into this
gardening thing. I have a couple questions which someone may or may
not be able to answer.
First, a question about greenhouses. I've got some plexiglass that has
been laying around, so I'm gonna use it for a greenhouse. I live in
Houston, where it is hot and humid. We are talkin 98 F in the summer.
I was thinking about putting a solar
ventilator on it to cool it some, but I'm sure it will still be very
hot. Are there any good tropical, edible plants i could grow in it?

Second question, seeing as I live in a hot humid climate, what are the
best outdoor summer crops? Hardiness is essential, as the bugs here
are a real prob.

Third question: Does anyone know about growing mushrooms, and
particularly, truffles (without the tree roots, we're talking some
type of artificial system)

Guess I'll keep it to those questions for now.

Cheers
Astral