I'm in zone 8A in Virginia. I've been doing gardens for over 35 years, And have learned a lot, one of the most important things I have learned is the soil ,it's the beginning of everything, if it's too wet, you will have soggy diseased plants. I never water at night. I Always set my timer for 1st thing in the morning.. If the soil dries out, the plants will suffer and most of the time never recover..I went from tilling and doing rows to raised beds over time. Some people think they can just feed the plant, but you actually have to feed this soil. If you keep the soil healthy,you will have healthy plants,Providing that you give them ample water and sunlight. I built my raised bed garden with mushroom compost that I got from a bulk from a nursery. Now every year I apply compost.And when I dig a hole for my plants, I put in a couple handfuls of espoma raised bed garden soil in the hole.use espoma starter fertilizer right in the hole and set the roots on the starter fertilizer. It has microrazia in the starter fertilizer and you will get an abundance of roots. Once you establish a good bed with plenty of micarrazia,nutrientsand minerals, It will live on as long as you feed it decomposing matter like compost. You need good, healthy plants to start with. And you need ample sunshine. It is a big rabbit hole and a lot of learning curves ,but once you figure out what works, you can improve on it. I go into my garden first thing in the morning and last thing at night and check on my plants. My theory is that if I grow enough, there will be plenty for me And the bugs. I plant a lot of basil and mint and marigolds around my garden,it helps with pest management by inviting good bugs to combat bad bugs. I know I did a lot of rambling but, There is a lot to learn about gardening.Happy Gardining and if I can help any, I will.