Composting the veg bed

[Gryfon]

Want to plant out some toms and onions, carrots and leeks very soon. Is it work mixing in some basic B&Q compost? The soil is dry on the surface (surprisingly enough) and under is fairly compact and dark brown...also loads of worms!

So yay or nay?

[leona]

i always mix in something be it mulch, compost, manure etc.depends on your soil i suppose. where i grow my stuff was under lawn for years so ive added to each area as ive planted it.

[sewer rat]

Gryfon
Your soil sounds as if it's in great nick already - large quantities of worms will testify to that. You could add some compost but from the sound of it, I would be tempted to just fork it over to break up the compaction and treat it with either Growmore or Blood, Fish & Bone about a week before planting out.

[Gryfon]

Thanks will go shopping for some of that tomorrow!

I always feel guilty because I dread to think how many worms I manage to cut in half! Get some whoppers as well up to at least 4" long!