Planning for the spring

I'm planning on putting in a garden this spring. Nothing too large because physically I can handle it but enough that I can can some things and help with food cost. I've been trying to tie my husband down to helping me plan on what to plant but he's refusing and is grumpy because he's so tired. He's now the lead person at his job and has to do double what the others do then on the weekends he's been helping our elderly neighbor do repairs on his home in exchange for a little money, not much, just enough to put gas in the car and buy a few groceries.

So in the past the only things I've grown have been tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries and that's been in Georgia red clay around Atlanta. This is going to be all new to me growing in sand. I've got a lot of learning to do. Everyone tells me I need to get a soil test to figure out what to add. Seems odd since in Atlanta 10 10 10 was good enough.

As for things to grow I really want to try my hands at potatoes and carrots. I would also like to try beans but I'm not sure I have enough room. Then of course there will also be tomatoes, squash, peppers. I'm not sure what else. I don't want to get into melons this year but we have been talking about putting in some fruit trees and maybe two or three bee stands.

We don't plan to sell any of these things. These are all going to be for personal use and the fruit trees won't be producing for a few years.

Anyone used to growing in sand please feel free to give advice.