I'm a South Florida guy myself. Well, moved a few years ago, but born and raised on the TC. I've only got a grow under my belt, but it went very well with some old pro's from this forums help. I read up alot on the watering and i found when the dirt was constantly wet, my leaves drooped and some of the bottom ones withered away. I would water, wait until the soil felt dry on the top, then water again. I've seen posts where people kept the soil constantly wet, and the roots were water logged. I've also seen alot of people that get little gnat problems because of it too. Humidity is nasty there, you know that though. Hopefully someone with a little more experience can swing by and help more.