Have you ever dug potatoes? I have. You can plant those pretty early in the spring, deep enough to where a little frost wont bother them. My grandfather bought me black work shoes when I was like 11 and I spent my summers in a garden.
I'm also going to stop at Home Depot and buy some black epoxy spray paint, some steel wool, some alumnium flashing, and some batteries. Its all for the meet.
my uncle, he's black, likes to wrap steel wool on the end of a unfolded hanger, light it, and swing it around wildly. yes, he used to be in the military.