affected by the economy

[Raven]

most tomatoes you buy in supermarkets have been picked green in the field then they go from there into a ethylene gas chamber to force ripening NOT in the sunshine so they didn't really get a chance to absorb energy from the sun. they do that to prevent bruising. THE typical supermarket tomato has no flavor and the texture just plain sucks. IT's mealy
and spongy and looks nothing like a home grown slicing tomato.

When you grow tomato's in a 5 gallon or (even better) ten gallon planter they mature (produce) much quicker than the same tomato planted out in the garden planted at the exact same time.

a single squash plant will easily take over a 4x8 garden and obliterate it with growth in no time.
better to grow one zucchini or yellow squash bush. USE radishes to
mark your rows and they will be ready to eat in 30 days.

So for a 4x8 garden you put a climbing fence on the north side. you keep a separate area set aside for your transplants so when you see something you want to harvest you grab the transplants and take them to the spot, harvest, then dig out the root and slam the replacements in .....
right then and there- and water them in...no saying- i'll do it tomorrow or next week.