Now I'm returning the favor and gifting this wonderful food garden seed set to my Mom! I grew a very productive vegetable garden this year in my backyard and at my community garden. On our patio I grew in some containers, too – I had a dill pot, a carrot pot, a cilantro pot. I love that this set comes with marigolds, the seeds were so easy to direct sow and grew into beautiful plants that really seemed to help the tomatoes grow healthy and large – plus they were so pretty, too! I didn't realize they were edible, so I was happy to learn that you can sprinkle the blossoms into salads and soups, so I tried that too, it's fun to add a burst of color! The little gem lettuce was exceptional, sweet and crunchy and was also easy to direct sow. I also planted a three-sister garden bed, and grew the pole beans up the corn and had green beans coming out my ears, plus ears of corn, too, while the zukes grew happily at the base. It was fun to grow new vegetables that I haven't grown before, so this was the perfect gift to get me trying new things. The cayenne peppers were productive, and paired perfectly with the Rio Grande tomatoes and cilantro to make a delicious pico-de-gallo. I grew the sugar snap peas in the spring and fall and they were good eating right in the garden. I think the more varieties of veggies you grow the more success you have... and it extends the harvest season so we were eating fresh veggies all season long.