Reply #3: I have a little herb garden

[supernova]

by my back door. That's really all the energy I have.

What you plant is up to you. What do you want to do? Have herbs to cook with? Have fresh produce in the summer? Have a flower garden?

Go to the seed store or the home improvement store and look for plants or seeds that are for your growing region. For growers, the US map is divided into regions, or bands, that are based on the growing season for your area. Most seed packages will have this map on it. And you can look up which region you are in. You want to plant after the last frost in your area. But you can start seedlings very early (say Feb.) indoors in little peat pots.