Ask Mr. Green Jeans: What's wrong with my garden?

Dear Mr. Green Jeans,

I have a garden in my yard. It measures 25 ft. by 40 ft. - 1,000 sq. ft.

I planted Radishes, Dill and Artichokes - for my good friend who just loves them - among a variety of other vegetables and flowers. Sometimes I just call it my RDA garden in honor of my friend who likes the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes. My good friend lives out of town so he doesn't really help with the garden, but he said he had $100 to fertilize the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes.

My neighbors like my garden, too. Ten of them gave me $10 each so they can have some of the produce and enjoy the entire garden. $100 would fertilize the entire garden, but I thought it best to spend the $100 the neighbors gave me and told my friend to save his money. I put all of the fertilizer on the 10 sq. ft. corner where I planted the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes because I wanted to make my good friend happy.

I really like that corner of the garden, and I really like my good friend, so I made sure the fertilizer worked and I just watered that section of the garden exclusively. I know it's only 1% of my entire garden, but I imagined all of my neighbors who would stop by to see the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes. Of course, my neighbors can't have any of the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes because those belong to my friend who lives out of town.

Now maybe you can help me with this: 99% of my garden is drying up. There are no plants outside of the small area where I planted my friend's Radishes, Dill and Artichokes. My ten neighbors are upset because they each gave me $10 and they expected the entire garden to flourish.

What is wrong with them? Nobody wants to even visit my garden, but the Radishes, Dill and Artichokes look fabulous.

Sincerely,

Simple Simon
Woodland