Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A harvest of onions drying on a wire rack Growing onions is a hugely popular past-time for vegetable gardeners around the globe.

Growing onions from seed is budget-friendly and easier than you think. Growing onions from seed takes a bit more planning than planting onion sets, but it has a lot of perks. Not only are onion seeds ...

For best results with growing onions, there's a certain time of year you'll want to plant them, though the specifics can vary ...

Now is the time to buy onion seeds, which are cheaper and come in more interesting varieties than mail-order transplants. Here’s what you need to know. By Margaret Roach There are some things I never ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Like the Very Hungry Caterpillar, your garden onions have a need to feed. You've undoubtedly heard of "heavy feeders" in the garden world; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener harvesting green onions. Considered one of the oldest cultivated plants, onions are thought to have originated in ...

Wait for your onions to do the big flop. This happens when their long, leafy foliage dramatically falls to one side, signaling that they’ve reached maturity and are ready to be pulled from the ground.

Learning how to grow onions from seeds and how to plant onions not only gives you more variety but also gives you more self-sufficiency. Our family loves cooking with onions, so a few years ago, we ...

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 ...

There are some things I never forget: Where each plant in my garden came from. Who unlocked the secret of successfully growing carrots for me (John Navazio, then a senior scientist at Organic Seed ...