Mary - That is weird. Maybe too much water or something? Sounds like root rot perhaps.
Arlene - I have grown yellow pear miniature tomatoes. They grew fine for me but the texture was rather slimy. I didn't care for them. I had grown some red cherry tomatoes in the past and I sure wish I could remember what they were. They had a really good flavor to them and produced a lot of little tomatoes. I've always had better success with the cherry tomatoes vs. the larger slicing tomatoes.
I want to grow sweet peppers, too. Any cultivar suggestions? Do California sweet peppers grow well here in Florida or do they need a cooler climate?
I grow bell peppers in a pot and have always had good luck with those. I have no idea what the cultivar is. I think I bought it originally from Home Depot and then let some of the peppers fall and rot in the container which helped to sprout more pepper plants. I never bought any new plants, just let the seeds germinate and am probably on the 3rd or 4th generation of the original plant.
I also had success growing the black beauty egg plant in a container as well. But I don't particularly like the taste of those egg plants. Need a better tasting variety to grow.
I should try carrots and brocolli. Can you grow them in the ground or do the root knot nematodes get them?
I don't care for radishes.
With the greening disease, I decided against growing a citrus tree here. Wished there was some other fruit to grow instead. I would love to grow grapes. But any varieties that can grow in Florida? Plums? Apples? I don't know.
I would love to grow watermelon and cantaloupe, but I've tried for 4 years and no success.
I grow my herbs in the vertical garden and they grow well that way. I haven't had any problems growing herbs. I have a large Rosemary bush in the front garden bed that is in the ground. It's a happy camper.
I can grow all kinds of non-edible plants, but veggies and fruit elude me.
