Mal Gabby

I live in Florida zone 9b

I just transplanted my beloved pachira aquatica into a five gallon pot and I wanted to move my strawberries out of the back bed (I have some potted peppers there and have no other place to put them) Could the strawberries hurt the growth of the pachira aquatica?

This question is optional to answer: Would my pachira aquatica flower in a five gallon pot if left out in the florida sun? What kinds of fertilizers would induce it to flower?

I live in Florida in zone 9b, and I suspect that moisture could be the issue, at least I hope so! It was raining for a couple days when the problem started after I watered them once and the soil was wet. There is a fine line with these plants because the sandy soil dries out quickly and they tend to wilt since they are so shallow rooted. I wonder when they will become more deep rooted?

I guess these plants are supposed to require nutrient lacking soil and if I were to fertilize them, they would only grow vegetative growth. I am afraid to fertilize them, and the soil is somewhat rich (some old mulch mixed in) I will hold off on the watering and see what happens. It makes me kind of nervous.

I will update you if anything improves, which I hope it does!

Thank you everyone with the quick responses!! I really appreciate it!

I have several cape gooseberries flowering like mad, they are vigorous, however all the new growth is turning yellow and falling off. My first berry which was developing also turned yellow and fell off. What could be the issue? My soil is sandy and supposedly perfect for these plants.