My first "garden". Looking for tips...

[SvilleKid]

Go light on fertilizers with a high nitrogen number (first number) High nitrogen will give you plant growth, but not good fruit growth. I make a habit of pinching the "sucklers" out of the limb crooks as they appear, this keeps the plants from branching too many times to be manageable. If you use a stake to support the tomato, I find that cutting rings from old pantyhose legs make good ties. They will stretch some, but if not tied too tightly, will not damage the tomato vines. As to the leave consumption on the pepper plant, it depends on how organic you desire. I use old fashion Sevin dust if I get problems I can't see. Tomato leaves generally are eaten by worms, green worms that are hard to find, but that leave droppings as they eat. Look for the worm, and mash it dead when found. Seeds should generally be started earlier, in planter inside, so they are at transplant stage around Good Friday (for me, in Bama), probably a little later for you, but you might be past prime starting point already. Put the seeds in the freezer if you don't use them, they will generally keep for next year. Try starting in Feb or early march. Old egg cartons make excellent starter beds.

Good luck