Onions take 16 to 24 weeks to grow, depending on whether you start from sets or seeds and which type of onion you plant based on your region. You’ll know they’re ready to harvest when the leaves ...

As our fall planting season winds down, we end with the onion family. This week we will be planting scallions, chives, and two varieties of onions. Earlier in the fall we planted onions and leeks.

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 ...

There's still plenty of time to get in some last-minute planting done this year. Here's what to plant in November, from daffodils to alliums.

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 ...

Even though it's December there are some winter gardening chores that need to be done. Last year, I planted my onion seeds toward the middle to end of December, so this year I planting around the ...

This month is the perfect time to plant onions in Sonoma County. Question: My New Year’s resolution is to grow my own vegetables this year, but I don’t know where to begin. Do you have any suggestions ...

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 ...

If you use onions in your cooking as much as I do, it pays to grow your own. Onions are an easy-to-grow cool-season crop. You can start them from seeds, small bulbs called “sets” or from plant starts.

You can’t cook a savory meal without using at least one of these alliums — onions, garlic, shallots, leeks or chives — but many of us shy away from growing them in our gardens. We shouldn’t, says ...

In this fascinating time-lapse video, witness the magic of nature as we explore the process of a half onion growing in water.