"Baz" wrote ...

I have this hernia and I am worrying about the state of the veg patch
covered with weeds.
It all looks ok. now with the snow!

I havn't done anything for weeks an weeks and there are lots of jobs I have
not done, so I have to start somewhere when my condition is sorted out.

Could I just in spring dig and sow/plant and add my compost as I go?

Or should I dig in some compost, and wait a bit before sowing and planting?

In the past I have done the Autumn digging but this year no chance.

With our soil we have to dig in spring before planting even if we have dug
in autumn as it goes solid with rain, being Thames silt/clay. I would dig in
the compost in spring and sow and plant. If the compost is well rotted there
should not be a problem.