Oh! You were close to beating it then if you got that far. That section has a little randomness to it, but I only implemented what would be considered 2 "levels" due to time constraints. (missing those 2 days to the explosive lettuce really cost me on this one.) It's meant to be a loop, and until you have collected enough time by playing, you can't reach the end.
It's explained in the How To section, but no one ever reads those I guess.