In other words you can grow just about any kind you want if you get them planted out by late February to early March to beat the onset of the heat. It appears from what the other Florida growers have said that middle to late May puts an end to your production if the weather follows its normal patterns.

Then you have a second fall growing season starting in September. In that season it seems to be the so-called "early" varieties (60 day) that work the best.

Have to talked with your local county extension service about planting times? They can be a wealth of info on both when to plant and which ones work best. And check out the Florida Gardening forum here too for info on which varieties grow best for your neighbors. They have lots of tomato discussions going over there.

I linked one past discussion from here below that offers some variety suggestions.

Dave

I follow the 2-season approach for tomatoes. I start seeds indoors(in a window sill) on January 1st, plant outside on March 1st. Then I start seeds on July 1st, and plant out on September 1st.

You can baby your tomatoes through the summer with some shade cloth, but the high temp and humidity will make it difficult for them to pollinate durring that time.

My yard dirt is too sandy as well so I use raised beds filled with good soil. This year I am going to give the Earthtainer a try.

Try and time it so that you avoid the summer heat. There are all kinds of disease and insects at that time and many tomatoes will not set fruit either.

On the plus side we do get plenty of sunshine:)