[Sharonx]

Bit early yet I know, but am starting to think about buying my sets in and where they are going to go.

Is there something I should/could  be doing to my soil in preperation? Was really pleased with the ones I put in last year but my soil is looking tired this year and I want to give it all a boost at some point but obviosly as the onions and the garlic are going in next month I wondered if there was something I could do now?  Thank you 

[zazen999]

Some of mine are already in.

My method of prep is to dig over and rake nicely, and break up any big clods [we are on clay], and I add a bag of coffee grounds, a handful of epsom salts and mix them all in nicely.

What do you mean it looks tired? What sort of soil is it?

[pushrod]

For me it is dig a trench, fill with weeds/cutting, then rotted compost,4-6 oz of bonemeal per sq yard recover with original soil. Plant sets in spring - mind you will get better results with seed started in january 


edit: apologies didn't appreciate OP was talking about overwintering onions. I read it as autumn, onions and soil prep.

[Plot22]

I've chucked manure in my onion bed and then read that they didn't like manure

[janiejakemum]

I manured mine last year and had good results this year so have manured it again ready for planting in a month or so.  I always thought as long as its rotted down enough then it'll be ok.

[MoreWhisky]

I put mine in this morning.

Put lots of my compost on from bottom of pile, raked it all in until it was fine and deep.

[DD.]

Mine won't go in until October.

I won't put much into the bed as nutrients can leech out over winter while the onions are sitting there doing nothing & not needing them.

Once they start to move on spring, I'll give them a good dose of chicken manure pellets, my spring planted sets loved them this year.

[Sharonx]

Thanks for all the replys, lots to chew over there!

What I ment by my soil looking a bit tired, I suppose I mean it has no substance to it in places, it is a bit dry and dusty. Just looks like it needs some tlc