Veggie garden wont grow?

Question

I live in georgia,USA so the ground is rich orange or red clay.i have 6 acres wooded and on the front right side i cut down dozens of trees by hand most stumps i havent removed yet.i have about 1,300 sq feet of garden im expanding to 2,000 sq feet next year. Remember the gardens in the woods.I bought about 20 bags of organic compost and hand tilled it into the grown with a pick ax since i cant afor a tiller.Theres alot of rocks in the dirt mostly small stuff like gravel ive removed some of it but theres still lots of it.I planted all sorts of stuff like beans peas squash zuchinni brocoli lettuce cabage radish peppers but most of its corn and tomatos.My corn has gotten to about 1 foot high and are supost to harvest in 2 weeks this makes no since my tomatos are doing fine i have lots of them and i have lots of peas.bean plan only grew to about 4 inches and was supost 2 have veegie on it already but nothing.peppers only got to be 1 inch tall and are not growing any more.alot of thing just

Answer 1

part of your problem is your soil/garden area was not well prepared. the other thibg is you are planting cool weather crops with warm weather crops. radishes hate heat and will not form well shaped roots if it is hot. Also you are assuming everything needs the same soil conditions. Beans need different conditions soil-wise than say corn or tomatoes. Do some research on what grows well in your area and give the organic garden 4 to 6 years to really get going.

Answer 2

Have your soil tested at your county extension office.  They will be able to tell you what is missing in your soil.

I have a small plot and everything is growing very well.  I planted the corn 1 May and they are already thigh-high.  All the summer plants get plenty of sun; my beets and cabbages are shaded.

Beans and corn grow well together as they require different nutrients in different amounts.  I have squash, beans and corns growing together.  I call that my "Indian garden."

Research your plants more and look up "Companion gardening."  You will learn what plants grow best around other plants, and which ones to avoid.  Make all your mistakes this season so by next spring you will have learned from all your mistakes. The best gardeners are the ones who learned by trial and error.  

Gardening is very regional so the best advice I can give you is to ask other gardeners in your neighborhood.  Only they will know what is best for your red soil.

Fertilizing with nitrogen works well for the corn and tomatoes.  My plants get coffee grinds after my breakfast and the grinds seem to do the trick for a rich green color.