I water alot of gardens on ps4, and its super easy. Just face the plot and the rows. Its all about character position and how they face. Only thing is minions yes, will sometimes get in the way. feritlizing is super easy, just spam x after plant selection and you never have to use d-pad except for switching which plant. I can fertilize all 8 in a deluxe in about 10.5-11.5 seconds. water tending is a little longer.