Bad soil? Easy way to make it better (organic technique).

[dmosh42]

2. I grow buckwheat in my rows after any crops.

Buckwheat leaves some nice humus once it breaks down, plus seems to inhibit weed germination. It doesn't leave much nitrogen like soybeans, so I plant crimson clover right next to it. Once the buckwheat flowers, you can turn it over, or, what I do, is let the seeds grow until it appears black and pointy to the feel. Then I pick those seed heads for the next batch, which might be late summer or early in the Spring.