Plowing as one of the
39 Melachot.
means any
work that improves the ground.
As it would apply in
current times, it
mostly means that digging up a garden
and/or
fertilizing it. Raking a lawn would also be
included.
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Most of this information is taken
from the book "SABBATH Day of Eternity"
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, published by NCSY.
In the book itself, there are notes that refer the
reader to detailed footnotes.
I am lucky to have found such a clear, concise manual
with these brief overviews of laws so vast and complex
there are Rabbis that specialize in them.