My foray into gardening turned into an engineering project.
Figuring out the amount of sunlight an area gets, being able to mointor ph/moisture, drip irrigation, foldable greenhouse covers, proper tools to make tilling the soil and laying down a solid weed barrier, etc.
It got to be too time consuming, expensive and doing it any other way seemed demoralizing. During that time, a lot of gadgets have come out that make those things easier. I am pretty happy that I spent my time enjoying other things and can come back to it now if I wanted to with the efficiency I wanted before.