gaffertheShire wrote:

have about 300 sq ft lawn area i am converting to vegetable garden. have
put down cardboard and newspapers and covered with about 3 inches of
shreaded leaves. anything else i should do before the snow arives?

Sounds more like converting to a landfill than a vegetable garden,
come spring just rototill and you're essentially ready to plant. If
the ground is dry enough you can rototill now, then you'd need only a
light rototilling prior to planting in spring. I can tell by your
writing style that you're the lazy type but what you're planning for a
vegetable garden will create a lot more labor, not less.