Boy isn't that the truth around here. For the past few years we would have starved if we had to live off what I grew but not this year. I wish I could say it's because I'm such a master gardener but I know a good part of it has to be due to the weather we have had. Example is the melon and squash patch. In the past few years I haven't been able to harvest not one. So I planted a few extra figuring bugs or weather would take them I had a piece in my patch that is 15 x 15 ft that has had black plastic over top for a couple of years now. I have been wanting to put in a couple of more beds there but haven't gotten around to it. So I made eight openings where I planted 2 mounds of each acorn squash, cantaloupe, watermelon and pumpkins. I left 2 or 3 plants in each spot thinking I lose most or all again. But no not this year. While I was in California this past July we had an unusual amount of rain and cooler temps. Which the plants just loved.