I'm JUST getting into vegetable and herb gardening. I've been just kind of "winging" it so far with fairly decent success. My current plants include: cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers, sweet chili peppers, basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, cilantro, rosemary, savory, mint, chives, arugula and lavender.

Some of my plants seem to be doing really well, some are doing okay and some seem to barely be holding on (arugula, rosemary, cilantro and the bell peppers, but that's because I accidentally almost killed the bell peppers by accident and I'm seeing now if it'll revive. It's doing okay now, but hasn't grown.... I'm being patient)

Anywa, I just came across this site and am reading a lot. Wonderful!

My question is, I'd like to get more into gardening and properly this time. Herbs are one thing... they're cheap and I figured, what the heck? I got a dozen cherry tomatoes, but the plant looks PATHETIC. I'm not sure how I even got the dozen. I'm waiting for some green ones to still ripen (which they will) but I'm not sure if the plant will continue to produce fruit.

Now my question is: I'd like to get more into vegetables so I'm in zone 10b (south Florida) and I read on a different site that July is now the month to " Start broccoli, cauliflower, collards, and cabbage so you will have transplants for the Fall."

It doesn't explain what it means to "start"!!!

I would LOOOOOOVE to grow broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage!!!

But my other question is, can broccoli be grown in containers?

I live in a townhome right now (renting so hopefully my enxt place will have a REAL yard). And it comes with lawn service (ugh) so if I put anything into the ground it will get mowed over.

I'm hoping I can figure out what it means to "start" and then "start" brocolli to be grown in a container.

Any help would be WONDERFUL!!!