Becky and Mary, I've been growing edibles in Florida since we moved here in 2002.. I usually have tomatoes, peppers, salad greens and other goodies right through until April or so. Depends how quickly the weather heats up in the spring.
I have a favorite book that I fall asleep over all through the fall and winter months. "The Edible Landscape" by Tom McCubbin. It's a great general guide for veggie and fruit in Florida, and also has a page or two about most of the commonly grown vegetables and fruit.
NOW is the time to start your veggie garden, if you're willing/able to throw some row covers or frost cloth over your tomatoes and peppers in January/February. You want a spot that will get full sun even when the sun angle is at its lowest in December. South side of a building is ideal because the building will also protect your plants to a great extent from the cold winds in winter.
I have such terrible soil, and so many oak tree roots around my house that I have resorted to growing in Earth Boxes. (yes, lured to the Dark Side). If you want to plant in-ground you probably already know you need to amend, amend, amend. Lots of veggie plants are susceptible to nematodes (remember your brugs, Becky?) and the more organic material you have in the soil, the less problems you'll have with nematodes.
First question really is "what do you like?". Then start what you like, from seed or transplants - warm weather lovers like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and in a few weeks, beans can go in. Greens, peas, and cabbage-y things like broccoli and cauliflower and root crops like carrots and beets need to wait to go outdoors until after the first cold front in October, but you can start seeds in September for just about all of them.
