I was outside gardening and thought of two pointers for new gardeners.

When planting in a small space think vertical. Cherry tomatoes, Kale, string beans.

You think carrots would be fun but they take too much space and take forever to grow. If you have a ton of space go for it but small gardens need to be thoughtful. Kale keeps producing all year vs cabbage that will give you one head and that’s it. The nursery’s will say it’s too late for string beans but I grow them every year at this time in part shade and have done well. Grow cherry tomatoes vs Heirloom tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes are like a weed; you can’t go wrong. Heirloom tomatoes are fun if you have room but there are good and bad years. This year we all need a good year, think Sun Gold, it’s the best cherry out there and will turn you picky eaters into tomato lovers. If you want a bigger tomato our family is going back to basics we just planted Early Girl.

Weed now, it doesn’t get better than this.