It seems to be a fact that a home gardener in Florida seems to be able to grow vegetable all year long. Now I seem to have accomplished the same thing as long time residents in that I planted 2 little eggplants plants last June which continue to produce. There are close to 2 dozen eggplants (mad apples) on the branches now after 8 months.  Around the first of this year, we had already harvested close to that same number and possible more! We must have given away or cooked or earlier harvest. Let us say that it seems like the eggplant plant loves a cold snap every now and then which, seems to cause the flower to produce what else but a MAD-APPLE.

Now our Broccoli was planted after the first of the year because they seem to like cool weather (the leaves burn up when it is too hot).  They have been very happy as long as the temperature does not drop to below 20 degree F, which in Florida no one can remember the last time that happened. When we harvest the broccoli head, we leave a little broccoli heard and then we are able to harvest more from the same plant at some future date.