Onions are easy to grow on your patio. They flavor salads, casseroles, soups, and sandwiches, but when it comes to gardening, ...

Growing onions can be confusing. Should you plant short-day, intermediate, or long-day types and start with seeds, set or plants? Planting the right variety at the right time is essential for a good ...

Since onions grow underground, you have to rely on other cues to determine when they're ready to harvest. Here's approximately how long it takes.

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 ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

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 ...

Sometimes the only way to get exactly the plants you want is to grow them yourself. This is certainly the case with onions. Grocery stores and supermarkets usually only sell the most common types of ...

"I will not move my army without onions." This curious message was sent in 1864 by General Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department in Washington during the Civil War. It reflects the fact that, ...

Why grow onions? Sure, they are cheap and plentiful in the grocery stores, but if you've never grown onions before, they're an easy, fun crop. You can even braid them into ropes for a beautiful and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person holding freshly harvested onions - Compassionate Eye Foundation/natasha Alipour Faridani/Getty Images The common onion ...