In addition to the veggie garden, consider an investment in a couple of fruit trees - Pays dividends over many years and they aren't that much work once you figure things out. I've got fresh peaches, summer and winter pears, apricots, 5 kinds of plums, etc. to go along with all of the veggies. Raspberries, blueberries take a while to get established, but then you are set for many years. Fresh fruit and berries run from June through Christmas. I used to have apples too, but the maggot made that impossible...

I grow Reliance peaches - Blooms after frost but requires a spray program for curl. There are some new peaches that are resistant to curl I've been wanting to try - The old frost peach everyone sells now doesn't seem to have the best flavor. Peaches do great on the west side if you have a hot sunny spot, they are so much better than anything you by in the store.

Corn - Plant in a square, one variety, and wait til late May.