Hi David -welcome to the forum.
Your basil looks nice. Does your pot have good drainage? Some ceramic pots don't.
Your sweet basil may have been attacked by slugs. The slugs attacked mine. I got them under control using shallow pans of beer in the herb bed and crushed egg shells around the base of the plants. No more slugs.
I agree with growing your cucumbers vertically. In the future you may want to consider planting indeterminate tomatoes and growing them vertically as well. vertical gardening really maximizes your garden space.
You can grow a lot in a small space but the plants/seeds require the correct spacing. You may want to look into square foot gardening.
https://www.squarefootgardening.com
If the idea appeals to you get the book - second edition.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021
This link has planting dates for the different regions of Florida as well as variety recommendations. The University of Florida has developed new tomato hybrids that are more heat tolerant. You need that in Florida.
Consider additional boxes. Night shades - tomatoes, peppers and eggplants need to rotated to avoid soil born virus - especially in the south. Plant night shades the original box only once every 3 years. That means you need at least 3 boxes for your night shades.
You may want to save the UFL link to your favorites. They put out a lot of excellent information that is region specific and research based.
If you really want to get into vegetable and herb gardening start a compost bin. Easy to make with scrap lumber and chicken wire or wooden pallets. I have 2 4'x4'x4' boxes adjacent to each other. Easier for me to turn. When my tree loses it's leaves we mulch them with the mower and store the excess in lawn bags for year round browns.
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
