Onions are an essential part of countless meals, whether it's soup, salad, or spaghetti. Fortunately, these root vegetables are very easy to grow from home—especially if you familiarize yourself with ...

One of the worst things that can happen while gardening is accidentally sabotaging one plant because you planted the wrong one too close. While the concept of companion planting is pretty simple, ...

Winter is muddling along, as am I. Winter is starting to feel tedious, especially since recently the cross-country skiing has been dicey at best. So I shall turn to gardening again soon, and start ...

With spring upon us, it’s time to think about planting in home gardens. In Iowa, onions are a popular addition to the vegetable garden as they are easy to grow and take up little space. In this ...

In a report released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2014, only 50% of the red onions consumed in Kenya are imported from Tanzania. The report made the local farmers employ better ...

Some of the onion "sets" that you planted this spring may have grown into flowering plants, each of their stalks capped by starburst clusters of lily-white blossoms. Rip these plants out of the ground ...

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 ...