Fertilising a veg plot

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  1. fumanchu

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    I haven't been able to grow anything in the former hen run, I don't know why. I thought it would be brilliant for veg but nothing thrived at all not even weeds, so there was def something wrong. Have left it for 2 seasons now and want to put veg in this year. Would be tatties turnips & leeks mainly. What kind of fertiliser should I get? My soil is all quite poor ad I live on a slope beside open moorland, and my neighbour told me all the goodness in the soil drains off downhill in the wet.
    EDITED- Have had quite a lot of advice from this forum in the past and you helped me get some really nice flowers going ty!
     
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    I think you will find that the soil may have be high in Nitrogen, chicken poo is strong and can burn seeding etc

    I use mainly 20:10:10 in Spring and 5:10;10 in Autum as i can get it cheap, but if my soil is lacking anything i get it tested (which is free for me) and then buy some fert to suit
     
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      Get one of these wee soil testing kits. will that do?
       
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