Everyone has things that work for them. I’d like to give you some tips that I have heard, or learned, over the years.
Pantyhose isn’t just for your legs. Cut up a pair and tie strips to pepper and tomato cages. They will grow taller faster. I have no idea how this works, just that it seems to. My inlaws told me this and I din’t believe it. But one year they gave us their old tomato cages with pantyhose tied on. It really does seem to work.
This is for anyone who uses bug powder, such as Ortho Bug-B-Gone or Sevin. When you are growing onions, powder them when the onions are young. Do it well before they start to bulb up.. More or less, powder the ground around them lightly. This will prevent onion maggots.
Add sand to the soil. It will make the soil fluffy. It does seem to make the soil looser which is good for the roots. I have even heard some people say that watermelon grow better in sandy soil and you need to add sand to that area, especially.