It's always tricky to start seeding this early in the year since we might get some frost in the nights to come.
I always start growing my seeds indoors and move the small plants outside when it gets a bit warmer.
I've started a small backyard vegetable garden myself two years ago. The first year was nice, but the last year wasn't a success since snails ruined all my crops.
According to your pictures your crops also didn't survive the snails 🤔
Are you also a member of the Hivegarden community?
I'll be keeping an eye on your gardening updates 👀
I am a part of the HiveGarden community - I will also track your progress there.
I think I've been quite lucky since starting. Some plants I'll keep inside like tomatoes and red peppers but some vegetables can handle this weather and will be outside. I use the app to guide me. In my first year, there was a freak snowfall in April the vegetables did well nevertheless. Here is the blog and also the cover I used over the plants to protect them from frost.
I am sorry to hear that you were not so lucky last year. The photo in this post was taken yesterday after ignoring the garden since autumn. This post from last year shows how blessed I've been with the harvests. I also write about a homemade solution for the caterpillars. I must admit that it was a challenge to keep slugs away from the grow bags but somehow I managed. Nevertheless having a table garden, grow bags and pots might be part of my luck.