Considered one of the oldest cultivated plants, onions are thought to have originated in Central Asia. They have been cultivated for 5,000 years, but were likely consumed long before that because, ...

From late fall through early spring, I enjoy eating wild onions, fresh from my San Francisco garden. The leaves and stems provide a mild onion flavor in soups, salads, omelets, stir-fry or in a ...

The spherical umbels of onions consist of hundreds of individual flowers that open successively. Onion flowers are protandrous—the anthers of an individual flower mature and shed pollen before the ...

I noticed onion flowers and garlic flowers in my garden last summer. What caused this, and, in the future, should I remove the flowering stems or let them bloom? Onions are biennial, which means they ...

Pollinators are the saviours that provide pollen-transferring services across the planet. In exchange, they receive the reward of calorie-rich nectar and protein-rich pollen. On the other side, ...

NEXT WEEK. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE PRESCOTT FARM EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER IN LACONIA, AND I’M JOINED BY STEPH CIESZYNSKI OF UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND STEPH, WE’RE ...

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Whether you’re cooking stir-fry or making a vegetable frittata, there’s a good chance that you’ll find yourself reaching for scallions or green onions. These long, green alliums are a type of onion ...

Shopping for scallions but can only find green onions, or vice versa? Been there! While you may know the difference between garlic and onions like the back of your hand, the other members of this ...