This past week, my wife and I harvested our onions. It was a good harvest, quite a few reaching the "softball" size. While gathering the onions, we were talking about our dismal first attempts to grow ...

Most onions take about 90 to 100 days to reach a harvestable size when grown from seed. However, onions are biennial plants, so you need to leave plants in the ground for two years if you want to ...

Onions can be a great vegetable for backyard and container gardens. They take up minimal space, and are relatively forgiving for beginners; plus, they attract few pests. They also make excellent ...

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 ...

LIGHT-SENSITIVE: Matching the right type of onion with our growing season is key to success. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance The courageous green tips of narcissus and daffodils, just beginning to ...

Every spring, I fight the wet weather (like most people) trying to get my onions planted early. So last fall I tilled in some compost in the last row in the garden and was careful not to get the cover ...