soil under the grass

Hi, I have a small garden which is all lawn & has been for many years. I am having it dug up tomorrow & intend turning it into a small cottage garden. Will I need to feed the soil before starting to plant & if so, what is the best thing to use.

Jacki

 

If you see plenty of healthy earthworms, the soil is good, but will almost certainly still benefit from some compost or well rotted manure. Or, you can always cheat, and just grow plants that don't care this year (I like nasturtium for that purpose, but there are many very pretty 'green manure' plants).