Soil - same here. I have what's called Miami soil - clay with sandy loam on top. If I don't mulch (with shredded leaves), the top of the soil can get crusty and compacts easily even though I avoid stepping in the beds as much as possible.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb