Hi! This past summer was my first attempt at growing in the raised beds that came with our house we bought in 2023. I didn’t use every bed (there’s 14 of them) and I just tried to keep weeding the ones I didn’t use and kept cardboard on them. Some of the beds are damaged cause they’re wood and I plan to knock them down and replace them next year. A lot of the dormant beds are still in decent condition and I’d love to get their soil good and ready for next year, however they look a little empty and sad. Should I order soil to fill them now before it gets too cold or should I just throw a bunch of leaves on them (we have plenty) over winter and do it in early spring? The only thing I want to over winter is strawberries.

Financially I prefer waiting as I just spent 2,000 on my car ???? and my compost pile isn’t robust or broken down enough yet to do the job either.