Devlin wrote:
Hi All Just turned over the plot today snow just cleared 2 days ago and
I am amazed at the lack of worms although robin found plenty other
things to eat any way last year was pretty hopeless crop wise PH is fine
how do I test for nutrients or should I use a general fertilizer

What went wrong crop wise? It is quite unusual for everything to fail.
Where abouts are you and did anything show signs of yellowing ?

Last year sweetcorn did particularly well, but outdoor tomatoes didn't
enjoy the cold wet summer we had in the north. Everything else was
somewhere in between. But weather in the south east was seriously
different and grass turned brown for lack of water.

I'd be inclined to use a general fertiliser and add a load of well
rotted compost to the soil and see what this year brings.

Regards,
Martin Brown