Answer:
I am a small paradise surrounded by dryness and heat. What am I?
I am edible pink and a great summer food
I am a vegetable that bugs stay away from
I am all around, yet to me you are half blind. Sunlight makes me invisible and difficult to find. What am I?
I contain six letters minus one and you got twelve.
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.