Toni! And warm regards, blessings on the loss of your son, my parents (now both deceased) lost 2 of their sons and I saw how horrible that was for them - thanks for sharing that part of you so readily!
I'm pretty sure there are veggie/fruit growers on here, I myself have only done flowers and now succulents, with any amount of success
I have tried for 2 years in a row growing other things and I just don't water enough I think, I got some lettuce and tomatoes, but nothing totally amazing. Slugs and rats are my main villians - living right in Seattle we don't have too many other critters (birds, but hey, love those even the crows, so try not to worry too much about them)
Again welcome and great to meet you - you'll find folks on here to be friendly and fun (I tend to start getting giddy around 9ish
) another hour huh!