We have quite a few amateur horticulturist on the forum. If you would like describe the challenges you are having and we will put in our 2¢ worth.
My veggie garden is a little over 1/2 acre 120'X200'. When I bought the old place and 10 acres, the plot area was listed as an old tobacco base, but hadn't seen a plow for over 60 years, so I was told by the old farmer from the area. Stalled a JD 4650 pulling a four bottom...
Hardest dirt ever and a lot of red.
After getting it broken, spent the next three years ammending with silica, leaves, compost and the kitchen sink. My winter cover is crimson clover, hairy vetch and winter wheat. Use it as green fertilizer. Have the dirt checked every year at the extension for produce. Everything in range. Add triple 13 and till. Finally got it loose.
Everything does good but the potatoes. Sweets do great, over 100 pounds last year. But the darn whites won't make worth a dam even with side dressing. Peanuts love the dirt as does corn. Careful to rotate and companion plant. Bought a hiller (the cat's meow for laying out the dirt by the way) and tried N/S and E/W orientation. I think I may just stick with OreIda's.
I got to the end of this and realized it's more than anyone really wanted to know, but when you start a "rant" of frustration, the fingers just won't stop typing.
