Prunty, Regina2015-07-312015-07-312008-09-11http://hdl.handle.net/10919/55049When growing vegetables and specialty crops, a soil high in organic matter is very desirable. Higher amounts of soil organic matter generally mean greater plant productivity whether crops are being grown by traditional or organic methods.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.SoilsExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2906/2906-1381/2906-1381_pdf.pdfCover cropsOrganic matterVegetablesSoils