Red onionscan be eaten raw, boiled, broiled, baked, creamed, steamed, fried or pickled. These cool-season vegetables are grown by gardeners either from seeds or from small bulbs. Onions are biennial plants that take two years to complete their life cycle. When planted from seed, the red on...
How to Grow Onions Onions are often touted as one of the easiest crops for beginners, but many folks need help for good production. Bulb onions can be a bit finicky, and if you don’t provide the correct conditions, your onions won’t bulb up properly. This quick-growing guide will get...
Yes, onions can begrown from seeds. In fact, growing onions from seeds can give you a wider variety of onion types to choose from than if you were toplantonion sets or bulbs. When it comes to choosing a variety of onions to grow, you’ll want to consider whether you want a sweet o...
How To Plant Onions Start: Onions can be started from seeds or from sets (small bulbs). Seeds can be direct sown or started indoors 8-12 weeks before the last frost. Plant ¼” deep in seed starting mix and set in a sunny window or under grow lights. After danger of frost, onions...
How to grow onions from their bottoms Growing Shallots vertically Growing Garlic Greens Indoors Is a leek an onion? Leeks and onions are both part of the allium family, along with the vegetables mentioned above. They have somewhat of a similar flavor but are two different vegetables. ...
4. Growing from Seed, Set or Plant Start: Decisions, decisions The gardener has the choice of three “beginnings” for their onion patch. Onions can be grown from seed, like so many other annuals. They can also be planted from sets, which look like tiny cured onion bulbs. They can als...
Green onions, aka scallions or bunching onions, make a great flavor addition and garnish for just about any dish. Once you start growing your own at home, you’ll wonder why you ever bought the little bunches from the grocery store! They’re easy to grow and are a great option for ...
This photo above shows another piece of onion scrap that we planted in the garden. Three bulbs grew from it, and one is already really big! Pin it!If you need more tips on how to grow onions, here‘s a great guide on planting onions in fall season....
Can you grow garlic from store bought cloves? Yes, you can. Growing garlic from store bought garlic bulbs is the same as using seed garlic. (Seed garlic simply means garlic that is sold to be planted. You can buy seed garlic online.) ...
Onions grown for their green stems are also called green onions, spring onions, and scallions. (The terms are often used interchangeably.) Bulb-forming onions can be harvested early as green onions. But not all green or bunching onions will grow bulbs if allowed to mature. So when you selec...