Thinning the lettuce, radishes, beets, and the other excesses of growth in the garden is a very challenging job. Deciding which plants are healthyest, which ones need more room to grow, and which ones are the likely Darwin losers takes a lot of thought. In this realm of my own Garden of Eden, I become the overlord that decides who will live and who will die. Perhaps there should be an overlord for our planet as well. Certainly, there will be no lettuce on the table if the remaining plants don't have all they need. It's a little eerie to make these life and death decisions.
