How to prepare the garden bed for onion plants

Onions can grow in all sorts of soil types.  However the best is a well drained organically rich soil.  Pick a spot that is in full sun all day.   The great thing about onions is that they do not require a lot of water to produce.   Prepare your garden bed by mixing through organic matter or cow, sheep and to a lesser extent chicken manure.   Remove all weeds and dig over your soil to a fine till.  You are then ready to plant.   Onions are planted in rows,  mark out your row with a labelled stake to let you know what variety they are.   A couple of rows planted out during the season will produce enough for a small family.   Once your onions are planted use a NPK general purpose garden fertiliser a couple of times during the season. 

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