Relf, Diane2014-06-022014-06-022009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48320Caring for the garden soil should be as important to home gardeners as it is to farmers. Improving the soil structure is one of the most important aspects of soil care, and adding organic matter is the most effective way to accomplish this.2 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Gardening & the EnvironmentExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-711/426-711_pdf.pdfSoilOrganic amendmentsSoil managementCover crops