Onions can be a great vegetable for backyard and container gardens. They take up minimal space, and are relatively forgiving for beginners; plus, they attract few pests. They also make excellent ...

Onions are ready for harvest about two-and-a-half to four months after planting. You'll know they're ready when their leaves start to flop over. After you harvest them, make sure to cure your onions ...

Onions have been cultivated for over 5,000 years, and they have been used, not only for food, but for medicine for various illnesses and joint problems. Ancient Greek soldiers and athletes believed ...

You don't need a big garden to grow delicious onions at home—a bright location, the right container, and well-draining soil is all it takes to yield flavorful results. Whether you have a small balcony ...

Vegetables usually planted in September include broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Swiss chard and collards as transplants while lettuce, beets, radishes, turnips and rutabagas are ...

The white onion is a bulb that grows every two years and has blue-green, hollow, tubular leaves. The bulb may push slightly above the earth as the plant ages, and a shallow network of roots extends ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

I always tell people that garlic and onions are the least sexy vegetables. No one when they first garden is like, “I want to grow onions.” It’s always tomatoes or zucchini or something. But alliums ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Although spring’s blooms might seem far off during early winter, that period is actually the best for ordering seeds. Q: I got ...

Onions are ready for harvest about two-and-a-half to four months after planting. You'll know they're ready when their leaves start to flop over. After you harvest them, make sure to cure your onions ...