Morkilus said:
He couldn't have built the plot without first flooding; I seriously doubt that's the problem. I'm guessing he started to plant too late, or did't have any of the right seeds. It can take a while to grow stuff, but never more than a season.
Ah! I haven't read his whole text. Yes, that must be it. He cannot plant on winter.
"Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy: he must believe that through training he will become fitter and stronger, that by constant repetition of the same movements he will become more skillful."