Woo-hoo! Starting to get excited... it will soon be spring again and looking ready to growing some good food.

Our spring begins in September which is about 5 weeks away so I am interested in finding out what I should be doing to my vegetable beds to prepare for planting in spring?

We have quite mild winters and I am in Zone 4. I can pretty much clear out the beds completely if necessary as I only have a minimal amount of carrots / radishes occupying beds and some beans which will need to be left, but won't be in the way.

• Do I need to do anything to aerate the soil?
• What type (organic only) and how much fertiliser should I be adding?
• Should I start occasionally watering the beds? As the beds are getting dried out as we have relatively low rainfall.