Tilling, seeds, fertilizer, mulch, tilling, fertilizer again, watering, weeding, still more fertilizer, weeding, more watering... the result? A $47.00 friggin' eggplant and a couple of $9.00 tomatoes! Go to the supermarket is what I say. There are no snakes in the supermarket. There is coffee, donuts, & newspapers in the supermarket. This is a no-brainer if I ever heard of one.