Planning for spring

[Potstubsdustbins]

If your not worried about being organic an easier way may be to dig in some NPK neutral fertiliser like grow more. Then use more concentrated feeds as the plants grow.

Another alternative is Oganic Extra by Marshalls. A super concentrated farm yard manure with sea weed. No smell and no heavy lumping of gear through the house.

Colin

[Two_Sheds]

would it be better to leave the weeds and stuff in there, cover with cardboard and dig in in the spring?

That's what I'd do

Try and get some chicken manure pellets

They're for feeding crops though, not for improving the soil. If you apply them now, any benefit will be long gone by the time crops go in the ground.

They're also high in nitrogen (good for leafy crops) and alkaline (bad for spuds, good for brassicas)

[Matt94]

They're for feeding crops though, not for improving the soil. If you apply them now, any benefit will be long gone by the time crops go in the ground.

They're also high in nitrogen (good for leafy crops) and alkaline (bad for spuds, good for brassicas)

I know - i forgot to mention the part of applying them in spring didn't i!

[redser]

I've havn't tried this stuff myself yet but I've heard it's great. It also happens to be 100% organic and contains seaweed. Feeds and conditions the soil. It's called Osmo and comes in a variety of types to suit what you want to grow. Sounds like you're really hampered with access only through the house. So you need to get something in the form of sacks. Something like this might be good and then cover over with plastic to stop it washing out over the winter. Going forward you need to start composting (bins or directly on the soil).
I mentioned the manure because it's a big instant drop that will do wonders, it takes a wee while to get a compost system going/generate large amounts.

[Two_Sheds]

you need to start composting (bins or directly on the soil)... it takes a wee while to get a compost system going/generate large amounts.

If space is tight, I'd definitely recommend compost mulching as much as poss: old foliage, weeds, etc can be chopped roughly with secateurs and just dropped on the soil. It disappears really quickly as the worms pull it down. The worms incorporate the goodness and aerate (dig) the soil with their tunnels.