Onions after Hens?

robgodfrey · « **on:** March 05, 2007, 06:51 »

I have moved the hens run to a new location in the garden and I am left with a nice bare patch of soil that the chicks have pecked/scratched clear of all vegetation.
I was wondering if this would be a good place to grow onions - would the soil be suitably manured by the chicks or too rich (the run has been there about 6 months)?

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2007, 11:08 »

Sounds like a good idea to me but I've never tried it - see what the others say.

I imagine the weather would have washed in most of the older muck. So perhaps fork it up to aerate. I'd expect a major rush of annual weed seedlings (and nettles) so you might want to leave extra room to get a hoe between the drills.

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2007, 13:10 »

go for it let us know how they get on

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Onions after Hens?

robgodfrey

WG.