Experimenting doesn’t always yield. This year, I experimented with a whole bunch of heirloom tomatoes that (it turns out) were especially finicky in all the June rain we had in Boston, and then lacked endurance in the blistering heat wave that followed, and generally required too much attention from me. In other words, overall they haven’t been stellar performers. But that’s ok — because I learned a lot about what works in my space, and (also importantly) what I have tolerance for.

Social media is still so new. It’s a fine time to experiment a little, to have some fun. You might be surprised at what you harvest. (Or, in my case, not. Sadly.)