Coach @Samantha Vallone I hope everything is going on well. I was excited to join your community. Let's grow it by posting more and inviting others. You agree?

Hello all! 🤝 My name is Sherifa Nakalema in VA, USA, a passionate business owner. I am 58 years young, and i want to learn how to grow my own vegetables! I joined for 2 reasons: 1. I saw you know Uganda and although I have lived in Virginia for almost 30 years now, I am originally from Uganda 🇺🇬 2. What you do reminds me of where I grew up. My mother loved growing her own food. I actually work from home full-time. See me in the photo

One of the biggest reliefs in gardening is growing crops where you don’t have to constantly worry about being too early or too late to the party. There are crops you can rely on all season long — from last frost to first frost — with multiple plantings along the way. Reliable, all-season crops include: - Lettuce - Kale - Swiss chard - Radishes - Broccolini - Broccoli - Cabbage - Cauliflower - …and more! Within each of these crops, there are varieties that perform better in cooler spring weather vs summer heat, but overall they’re incredibly forgiving. Most can be planted anytime outside of hard frost and many will even tolerate light frosts without issue. These are the crops that: - reduce timing stress - build confidence - and keep your garden producing when other things struggle Who’s craving a few “set it and trust it” crops this season? (You’re not alone 😉)

We got hit with a record setting blizzard here in Rhode Island. We’ve been frantic doing everything. We can to keep our Green houses standing and free of the snow load. It’s been nice to find pockets of the day to get groups of things started for our own fields, as well as our plant sale. If you’re wondering, what things you can start right now to be on time: Lettuce Peppers Eggplant Parsley Flowers That Take, a long time like snap dragons or echinacea Onions Kale Swiss chard Who has anything started?

What part of garden planning feels the most confusing right now? Drop it below — if you’re stuck, you’re definitely not alone.