Lessons learned in the garden

1) Unless you are a vegetarian with 500 different recipes for green beans, planting one row is sufficient.

2) One zucchini plant is more than enough to supply a family of four and half their neighborhood.

3) You must be ruthless and without mercy when it comes to volunteer tomatoes. Mercy only earns you a tomato jungle instead of a garden.

4) The first year is your "learning" year. And if things don't go well next season, the second year is a learning year too.

5) A sense of humor will save you from going insane (at least that's what the voices keep saying).