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>Thinking about tomatoes, corn, lettuce and some herbs.
TOmatoes: no problem. Get yourself some seedlings from a supply center and stick 'em in. You can even plant them in like a bag of peat moss if the ground isn't prepped. They can be very forgiving as long as they don't get mold/blight.
Corn: much trickier to grow at home, especially if you have critters. I've tried twice and each time lost the entire crop well before it was ready to raccoons who just lay waste.
Lettuce: Probably too late in NC for a spring crop unless you do a micro-green setup type thing and pick it really small with quick turnover.
But don't forget about fall planting.... in NC I would probably recommend re-seeding lettuce for a fall crop around 9/1, and you should have lettuce by about 10/15 to last you through the frost. You can do the same with spinach, arugula, bok choi, kale, collards, etc. I'll bet you could have fresh greens into December and January if it's mild... I'm outside Phila. and I even had a few beets, carrots and arugula make it through the (very mild) winter this year.
Herbs: shouldn't be a problem at all, in fact lots of herbs need to be re-seeded multiple times over the course of a season as they bolt and go to seed. Cilantro & basil are both that way. Oregano tends to last a bit longer. I bet where you are hardy rosemary variety would overwinter for you, as would marjoram and thyme. Herbs grow just fine in pots if you don't have beds prepped for them.
>We have an eco system of chipmunks, squirrels, moles and
>rabbits who live and visit our yard. Not sure if they will get
>busy once stuff starts growing.
I use beds that have about a 4" high frame, and then a 28" wire mesh. Keeps rabbits out, squirrels a little less so, chipmunks not a big problem. Determined ground hogs can get in but frequently they're too lazy.
>My dad and mom always kept gardens in the back... it’s going
>to be fun introducing gardening to our kids.
I hope they like veggies. Science says 'grow veggies with your kids and they'll eat them.' My older two are the counter-evidence to those findings  -------
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