Onions & garlic

we have a garden and an onion bed too, hmmm my grandmother told me once to plow the soil to make it loose then put some fertilizers even dead grasses will do... it's only a home garden so it's not accurate=P just sharing my thoughts..=P

Happy Hallowe'en...carmelbg! I can only relate my experience from growing both, and both are from the same family..Allium! I have just planted over 400 bulbs, and I always rotate beds. Never grow in the same bed two years in a row. My soil is light & fluffy, so that the bulbs can expand! Manure/compost & sand, dug in, and when the tops are about 6" above ground...I mulch with both manure & grass clippings (aged) ... a thick enough layer to keep weeds from growing, as neither likes competition! The mulch also keeps the moisture content correct! I don't know where you live, but where I live (7a) I usually only need to water in June & July...harvest in August! I have been growing for about 15 years! Have a great crop! Cheers!

I friend, I´m growing for the first time garlic and spring onions. I planted both in loose soil thinking that any veggie that has an eatable bulb must have loose soil to grow better. As for the amount of fertilizer, I have a good organic soil in my small garden so I decided that would be it.
Luck and keep us posted.

I've always grown onions and garlic both in loose soil so they have room to expand. I don't manure crops but I sheet compost which keeps the soil healthy and loose. The only thing to remember about onions is to get the type for your area because different types take different lengths of daylight to grow well.