The black thumb finally won over my tomatoes.  We chopped them down last week to put them out of their misery.  Luckily, here in Florida we’ve got time for a whole new go-around before freezing weather arrives.  I’m looking for seeds and hope to get them started this week.  Here’s what remains of my poor Roma.   Nematodes? Blight?  Bacterial disease?  I dunno.  This week I’ll get out there and pull out the roots and work on getting the soil ready for another try.I didn’t pull the cherry tomato out by the roots because I didn’t want to upset it’s basil neighbors.  By this week it’s trying desperately to make a comeback.Speaking of basil, now that it’s no longer crowded by a tomato plant it’s become a basil bush.The Thai chilies are unstoppable.  The bells are doing ok, but I’m still battling a bit of blossom-end rot.Rosemary and thyme are doing well, with lots more than I can possibly use.The lavender is growing tall.  No flowers yet but it already smells divine.The oregano is huge and in need of pruning.  Some of it is developing thick, woody stems.And that scrawny, damaged little tomato seedling that Jack couldn’t bear to throw away?  The one he put in the ground out in the yard?  It’s fared better than any of the rest so we do have a few more tomatoes destined for the table.