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 ...

It seems like no matter which savory dish I make, onions always play a prominent role. They are easy to grow, so let’s take a look at how to have the best results with them. Onions are a cool-season ...

How is an onion like a tightwad’s wallet? He cries when either is opened. Speaking of onions, I grew up in a German household where potatoes, cabbage and onions were mealtime staples. No hotdish was ...

You might think it is still early to think about vegetable gardening. Of course the average last frost is still a ways off but many plants will tolerate some nighttime freezing and cool temperatures.

Onions are a fun and reliable crop to grow in the winter vegetable garden. Onions can be planted from seed, sets (tiny immature bulbs) or transplants. The method gardeners choose depends on the time ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Once you've decided which onions are right for your garden, follow our tips on how to grow onions, ...

Q: In the spring, I bought some nice onion sets and planted them in my garden. They made flower stalks, but they didn’t produce proper onions. What did I do wrong? To grow onions successfully in ...

Horticulture-grade dormant oil will help eradicate overwintering insects such as scale on peach and plum trees and shrubs. Always read, understand and follow label instructions about temperature and ...

Planting onions from small bulbs or "sets" is not the best way to grow large onions for storage. Plants grown from sets often begin blooming in mid-summer and stubbornly refuse to stop. Once that ...

My March 8 column described planting onion sets to grow fresh green onions in the garden, an old-time early planting practiced by many grandparents and great-grandparents. Today’s photo of sweet onion ...

I was talking with my friends — Mary, who is an excellent waitress at the Waffle Shop on North Atherton Street, and Tommy, who does the piano bar at the American Ale House plus a host of other ...

Q: I would like to plants some onions. Can you tell me which kind do best in Redding? Is it too late to plant onions? A: To answer your second questions first, it is not too late to plant onions if ...