How do you improve beds that have poor quality soil?

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Have weeded and picking out stones. Bought some farmyard compost. Not got a huge amount as quite a big area so going to get a few bags of general compost?

Does that sound right, anything else I should do?

General compost is an expensive way of improving. I use my own garden compost, other people use a mulch of spent mushroom compost. It’s humus - vegetable matter- you need to add rather than nutrients

My own garden compost, chicken pellets from Wilko (really cheap as you get a big tub for about £6) and horse manure.

I have stables not far away - they allow me to take old compost bags, fill them with manure and bring them home in the boot. What they don't want is loads of people and trailers etc turning up randomly.
There could be stables near you who don't advertise their manure pile.
Well rotted manure is best.

Compost. Compost. Compost. Twice a year. Bung a thickish layer on top. You don't even have to dig it in. The worms will carry it down for you.

Make your own or buy mushroom compost or aged horse manure and straw.

Any old spent compost from tubs and pots can be re-used in beds too. I've been doing that in my front garden for years, and the difference between the soil in mine and next-door's is remarkable. Completely different colour and consistency. Theirs is orange and stony, ours is brown and loamy.