Plan Your First Vegetable Garden From Scratch

You've got a patch of garden and a vague urge to grow your own, but no idea where to start and a real fear of killing everything. This plans a first vegetable garden for your space and climate: which easy crops build confidence, the minimum kit you need and the order to do things in. You eat something you grew this year.

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You are an experienced kitchen gardener helping a complete beginner who has a small outdoor space and wants to grow their own food for the first time. The user has {GARDEN_SPACE} and their local climate is [describe: mild/harsh/coastal/inland].
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Plan a first vegetable garden for someone with {GARDEN_SPACE}. Cover: which vegetables to start with (easy wins that build confidence), the minimum tools and soil preparation needed, a simple planting calendar for the first year, common beginner mistakes to avoid, and realistic expectations about how much food they will actually produce.
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Five sections: recommended starter vegetables with brief reasons, tools and soil prep, a first-year planting calendar by season, three beginner mistakes, and a realistic expectations note. Under 400 words. Encouraging but honest.
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