b54red,
Maybe I am just a dumb student of the obvious, but another TV posted named CarolynPhillips, also from Alabama is growing BEAUTIFUL plants in 4 gallon containers ABOVE ground - - and no Wilt problems. I think her Thread is titled "Showing Off", or something like that.
With all the hard work you go through and get this wilting problem just days before being able to pick ripe fruit, doesn't it make sense to consider a different growing method like this person Carolyn uses in pots? It pains me to see you go through this year after year.
Raybo