[MartHale7]

The quick fix is raised beds and bring in known tested good soil. $$$$.. The long term fix is test your soil, and do cover crops, and learn what gardeners who produce do in your area.

Using leaves to amend your soil as compost really helps, but takes mountains of leaves, and some time.

It is good you are out there learning gardening!

I like to do 80% of what I do in tested and proven methods of gardening, 20% I experiment try new methods.

Gardening is something you will always be learning how to do.