Here in the tropics, pine straw is pretty rare
There are some tropical trees that resemble northern softwoods but not many.
I do add peat moss once a year to all the beds after the rainy season, mostly because we get such torrential rains that it washes a lot of the soil right down through the limestone. I feed my cats and dogs mostly meat so perhaps it is helping. I can't mulch the beds because it provides a great breeding spot for mosquitoes. Thanks for the good info.
