I got a bit of a late start this year with the garden I just got potatoes and shallots in the ground. I'm trying some sweet peppers this year and they just sprouted in their starter cups inside. Lettuce is sprouting outside and our herbs are doing pretty good too. I've been growing a single...
The great thing about gardens is that you don't really need a lot of land. Buckets, pots, heck trash bags can be used to grow produce, flowers and anything else you want. I currently have some garlic growing inside in a flower pot.
Yeah little boats on big seas can be nerve wracking. Heck even big boats on big seas can be as well. I was on the USS Bataan in some very rough seas (granted we were out to sea for a few weeks training) and thought at some point we must have caught some air.
We did a raised bed garden this year on the deck, since the home owner didn't want me tearing up the yard. It was smaller than I wanted but got quite a bit out of it considering. All in it was about 12 inches deep (2 2x6s), 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. For drainage I think I had a bit too much...