Question for gardeners in warmer climates

[Tahuyaman]

I live in NNY so we have had frost for weeks and are all done with our gardens. There are plants that can take it for quite a while, like broccahli, but as the daylight fades the fruit essentially stops growing.
I'm not sure how much is light based and how much is cold and cloudy based.
For those of you in climates where you have not had killer frost yet, when do you pack in the garden for the year?
When I'm in Florida this winter can I grow tomatoes in a pot? Or won't that work?

I normally have my garden torn down by now, but we’ve had 70 to 80 degree days all through October. What was odd though was that we had a cold spring and early summer so everything got a late start.

You can grow tomatoes in a pot. I do it every year. I did it in Arizona over the winter of 2019/2020.

[donttread]

I just skimmed this article, but doesn't look too promising, maybe build a small hoop house? But, if you have a big South facing window, you could probably

grow them in NNY in winter, I've seen it done in Northern VT both using a small supplemental light over them, and once, without one...

Correct variety selection is a must for success with tomatoes in Florida.

https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort...es-in-florida/

Interesting that this can be done in VT. and thanks for the article

[donttread]

It depends where you are in FL.
In the North (Orlando and north) you are still going to have to deal with frosts.
If you are heading to the South then the worst thing may be that you have to cover them on a couple nights, just to be safe.
Pots are great for moving around but they also are attacked more by the cold nights and the heat.

Yeah Ocala hit 28 this winter and they were putting out "bring your pets inside and dress for the weather PS messages" LOL

[donttread]

Thanks all. I prefer pots for plants that take well to them, like tomatoes because less bending. Plus I'm not sure about the park's rules on gardens. Although we do have a community garden area. I'll use potting soil and mix and give it a shot. But I won't be there for a couple of months so I will truly be growing sans much daylight.

[Tahuyaman]

Thanks all. I prefer pots for plants that take well to them, like tomatoes because less bending. Plus I'm not sure about the park's rules on gardens. Although we do have a community garden area. I'll use potting soil and mix and give it a shot. But I won't be there for a couple of months so I will truly be growing sans much daylight.

I found a bunch of white radish seeds I had stashed. Not expecting anything I planted them in a big pot of potting soil in early September. Right now that pot produced 12 white radishes each about eight inches long.

[carolina73]

Yeah Ocala hit 28 this winter and they were putting out "bring your pets inside and dress for the weather PS messages" LOL

The funny look we former Yankees get when we pass by the natives wearing a winter jacket and we only have shorts and a hoody on.

Then the Canadians come down and make us look like wimps as the jump in the ocean.

[OLD GUY IN FLORIDA]

The on thing you miss when you leave the Northeast is that great deep black rich soil that give the best flavor to vegetables. Clay and sand just don't compare. Someone up there should start a dirt exporting business to the south.

I am not sure we really want all of that Northern Bull$#@! down here.

[OLD GUY IN FLORIDA]

I found a bunch of white radish seeds I had stashed. Not expecting anything I planted them in a big pot of potting soil in early September. Right now that pot produced 12 white radishes each about eight inches long.

Radishes will grow in the dust on top of your TV if the light is right.

[Tahuyaman]

Radishes will grow in the dust on top of your TV if the light is right.

im trying to grow some garlic over the winter, but the effing squirrels keep digging them up. I’ve had to resort to planting them in big pots and covering them with hardware cloth.

[Just AnotherPerson]

I live in NNY so we have had frost for weeks and are all done with our gardens. There are plants that can take it for quite a while, like broccahli, but as the daylight fades the fruit essentially stops growing.
I'm not sure how much is light based and how much is cold and cloudy based.
For those of you in climates where you have not had killer frost yet, when do you pack in the garden for the year?
When I'm in Florida this winter can I grow tomatoes in a pot? Or won't that work?

Here's an article that talks about vegetables that grow good in Florida during the winter. https://www.flgardening.com/15-veget...lorida-winter/

Here's an article about growing tomatoes in a Florida winter it tells what are the best varieties. https://gardeningtips.in/guide-to-gr...and-containers