I planted several varieties of tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, cantaloupe , strawberries, blackberries and watermelon. I would like to put onions, lettuce, radishes, green beans and potatoes in before it gets too late in the season.
The only thing I use to help promote a healthy yield is Miracle Gro plant food. I use MG about once a week.
I never use pesticides for the following reasons:
1. I don't want to contaminate the ground water
2. It costs money.
3. I believe it's healthier.
I have pests, such as deer, birds, bunnies, gypsy moths. For the larger pests, I will put up a temporary fence around the perimeter of the garden to keep them out. For the smaller ones, I only have to worry about the broccoli (which attracts those lovely little green worms
).