whispers65
(Tom)
I'm far from being an expert on gardening. There are lots of helpful sites. This is one- https://www.bhg.com/gardening/vegetable/vegetables/planning-your-first-vegetable-garden/ It's Australian so our gardens should be North facing to get the most sun & yours will be South. My problem is wildlife & our fenced off garden is on the Southside of our house. Most of our veggies that we grow are ones that don't mind shade, like lettuce (Cos especially) & spinach. I have lots of herbs. If you make veggie beds you'll have less mowing. If you have raised veggie beds they require filling. Maybe start off with things in large plastic pots, sitting on dirt (to let the worms get in) & see how you go.
Our backyard faces the West, but it has tons and tons and tons of trees in it so there's a lot of shade. I see lots of worm casings in the yard, so finding some worms won't be a problem lol. The one reason we thought about a raised bed, is quite frankly we don't know how good the ground really is if it is good at all. that was a concern. Where as with a raised bed, we do need to fill it, but have more control (maybe not) of what goes in it. My sister cooks with a lot of herbs. the vegetables I like eating anyway are tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cucumber (on occasion), carrots, corn, green beans, and sweet potatoes. We eat stew, especially during the winter months. The only veggie I'm really allergic to is regular potatoes, hence why I eat sweet potatoes occasionally. My family can do regular though. I book marked the site and will get my sister to look at it also. Thanks.