ARTICHOKES

I'm no expert of artichokes but all that I've read indicates it would be a challenge to grow them in Florida due to the heat and humidity.

I assume you mean globe artichoke, rather than Jerusalem artichoke - even here, globe artichoke requires a bit of protection from frost - don't know what your winters are like, but if they're colder than ours (we're in Zone 8, mostly, in Britain) you'd probably have difficulty. I'm not, though, a veggie expert - hopefully, someone on this site who is will say for definite, but I suspect its unlikely.