We usually plant in mid-to-late May, which is when the danger of frost has passed. We usually wind up around September, at least with warm-weather stuff.

I don’t start plants indoors from seed; I did that one year but didn’t get much out of it. I prefer just picking up plants from my local nursery when I’m ready to plant them.

You really should try tomatoes! They’re really easy, and there’s just nothing like tomatoes fresh from the garden. The flavor is so much better, and there’s nothing like fresh marinara made from garden tomatoes.

OMG, I can’t wait . . . .

They were supposed to be my mother’s day present from P and the girls last year, but they were backordered, so I didn’t get them until way after time for tomato planting. (I think it was September or October.)

But supposedly they’re better than cages because they help prevent disease and pests. They’re also real space savers because you can grow several tomatoes in each one, and also grow herbs or peppers on top.

I got interested in them after seeing similar planters used in Disney World, in “The Land” pavilion in Epcot.