Beginner Gardening: Prepping for a Fruit/Veggie Garden?, 1 by Shaigirl

Shaigirl wrote:
About a month ago, I started cantaloupe, corn, cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon and tomato seeds in several Jiffy Pots. This past weekend, my husband tilled up our garden. I know I need to get my seedlings in the ground soon as my corn is shooting up fast! But what's the next step? Do I need to add anything to the soil? Or can I plant directly into the ground? I guess I should mention that this is technically not a new garden. It's new to us because we bought the house last summer. But the previous owners had used it as a garden for several years prior.

Also... can anyone recommend any books that might help me since I'm a first time gardener?!