GardenersCardiff answers:

Malevolent means to be spiteful, and God is anything but!

God does want us to love Him, willingly. He gave us free will to make choices. As mankind’s creator, Jehovah God put the tree of knowledge in the garden. There were many other trees of the same type, he only asked that Adam and Eve not eat from that one tree. It was symbolic of his right to rule, and to choose what right and wrong. Since he made us, he is the one to know best what benefits us

What God was asking of them caused them no hardship, and more importantly did not rob them of their dignity. He merely asked them to display respect for Him out of love. When the first couple sinned, they were in effect following a headstrong course in opposition to God.

Example : A loving parent is preparing for a family meal and has made several plates of the same type of cookie. This parent now tells the children that they can eat from any of the plates except the one in the middle, since they are for the guests. This parent isn’t being cruel, and as a gesture out love, this parent even put the acceptable plates on the outside edges so they would be easier for the children to reach and make the middle plate less tempting. [The same way with God. Adam and Eve could have eat from the many trees surrounding the Tree of knowledge. They were all of the same type of fruit. They just allowed their curiousity and desires to overtake them.]

GardenersCardiff answers:

Start them indoors 1-2 weeks before the weather will clear up. If you transplant them into larger pots they might go as long as 3-4 weeks before they’re too big for the pot. Don’t forget to mix fertilizer with the potting soil. A tray underneath the pots can make it easier to water, since you can pour water into the tray and let them soak it up. The soil should be kept lightly damp not wet, except during watering time. Roots need air. Transition them very slowly to the outdoors, increasing the time the pots spend outside a little each day or they’ll get sun burnt.

I would plant the cucumbers, watermelons and tomatoes. If you plant any more after the weather clears up, the cucumbers and watermelons will do better if planted directly outside while the tomatoes can continue to get special treatment. Though even with the tomatoes you may want to leave the pots outdoors from the beginning if the weather is good. That way you won’t have to transition them.

Get tomato cages for the tomatoes. Fertilize outdoors too, remembering that summer plants like a lot of fertilizer. Weed and till before you plant. Like the pots water regularly but don’t overwater. Dig 1/4″ underneath the soil with your finger and water only when that is dry.

I’d return the carrots, lettuce and strawberry seeds since this is your first time. They will be harder to grow and yields won’t be as great. I’ve been gardening for a while and I still don’t bother with them unless I have extra space. I do love garden carrots, but I love the easier plants too.

All the summer plants need full sun, so I’d risk growing them in your front yard. If you can’t do that I don’t know what to say. You could grow lettuce in your backyard, but it hardly seems worth the trouble. Maybe you could start a backyard herb garden. You can’t grow much indoors without ludicrous lighting bills.