Thanks for the thoughtful feedback! I didn't have the time to polish the game so I just submitted it once it was minimally playable but I appreciate you pointing out areas I can go back and re-polish the game.
My biggest concern was that people wouldn't understand how to progress in the game; not know how to advance to the next day, not know which seed pertains to which plant, not know to use food on the tank to generate fuel. To my surprise, a lot of people actually played the game to completion! This was probably the thing that caught me off guard the most.