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Poor potato & onion crop
Norwin
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in Fruit & veg
Can anyone give me some tips on what kind of potatoes & onions I could plant next year to make sure that I get a much bigger crop! Really disappointed but it looks like importing English varieties doesn't work in my German soil...
This was all I got out of about 12 potato plants and 4 rows of onions. 
Last edited: 26 July 2016 13:28:45
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Both are heavy feeders. What is your soil like? heavy/light or acid/chalky.
Heavy clay improved with lots of organic matter such as home made compost or well rootted farm yard manure will produce heavy crops. For onions I would also add some calcified seaweed. For all my veg, I give a handful of blood fish and bonemeal per square yard, sprinkled on the soil and mixed in before planting.
The soil is a little heavy but I thought I had put enough compost in it last year to compensate - the weeds love it!