Welcome to NGA,
@valthm441 !
I agree that the addition of lots of organic material is what you need to help your clay soil. The soil in my garden was a very heavy clay loam when we first started (26 years ago), and now it is entirely different. Initially we would have lots of standing water with any sort of rain storm, now the garden is about the only place on our property that doesn't have that problem -- even with a very big storm.
You might want to consider temporarily using raised beds or containers for growing your plants while you improve the soil in your garden area.
