How do I start a garden from scratch?

dewingedfairy: How do I start a garden from scratch?
I recently bought a home in a rural country area with three acres. I want to turn a patch into a vegetable garden. I have done vegetable garden previously in my current home, however it was in a surburban area and I made raised beds with potting soil. How should I go about starting a vegetable garden in solid un tilled ground?

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Answer by Tex
If the plot has not been used for gardening before or in the last say ten years, all you have to do is till it up , lay out the rows and plant. Virgin soil is very productive the first couple of years needing only minimal fertilizer. Spray the area with a good weed killer then wait a couple of weeks and then apply a thin layer of generic fertilizer like 13-13-13 and till.

Answer by Henry H
I would think the first thing to is have the soil tested you can get a lot of Info. from that good luck

Answer by La Vie Boheme
You did out the area, till it if needed. Amend your soil and plant!