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 ...

Q: I would like to grow both yellow and red onions. When is the best time to plant them? A: Onions for bulbs or green onions can be planted from seed mid-September through November. Onions produced ...

Onions have been cultivated for over 5,000 years, and they have been used, not only for food, but for medicine for various illnesses and joint problems. Ancient Greek soldiers and athletes believed ...

With so many varieties of onions to choose from, it is important to know their growing conditions. Common environmental conditions affecting plant growth are temperature, nutrients, water, sunlight, ...

Find out how to grow onions either to enjoy fresh or for storage. Growing flavorful onions in your garden isn't too difficult and they don't need much space. But, if you're new to vegetable gardening ...

Learn how to ensure a successful onion harvest. Kerin is an expert sustainable farming writer who has worked with food-related nonprofits and has taught a high school Farm to Form program. In addition ...

Onions can be used as green table onions, as sweet onions for use on hamburgers and in salads as soon as they are harvested, and dry or storage onions, which are usually used in cooking. The first two ...

Shallots are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable. With a little attention to detail, you can grow and harvest enough ...