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 ...

Whether it is about growing onions of impressive size, giving your berry plants the best start or taking the blooms off greenhouse crops waiting to be planted out, our gardening experts have great ...

Onions are easily grown from seed, bulbs, or transplants planted several weeks before the last frost in spring. Loamy soil is best for onions, but they can tolerate other types as long as it is ...

Companion planting is the practice of growing different plants together for mutual benefit. Growing onions is a simple task, especially when you grow onion companion plants nearby, which can help your ...

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.

An exhibitor inspects the red onions during the annual East African seeds Agricultural Farmers Field Day at Wambugu Farm in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] Onions are a hardy, cool season crop closely ...