Once cured, hang onions in a mesh bag or nylon stocking; spread up to two layers deep in a box; or braid and hang them in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area. The ideal temperature range for storage is 40 to 60°F (4 to 15°C). Do not store in a refrigerator, as conditions wil...
Onion sets are easy to find at garden centers, big box stores, and even in the produce section of the grocery store, but just because they’re easy to find, doesn’t make them the best onions to grow. Typically, only two or three varieties of onions are commonly available as sets, bu...
Round or square cages can be bought ready-made; square cages are easily folded and stored. To make your own cage use 6 by 6 inch (15×15 cm) mesh reinforcing wire. A five-foot (1.5m) width cut five feet long and bent into a cylinder and tied off will support a six-foot-tall (...
To store freshly harvested carrots, twist or cut off all but 1/2 inch of the tops, scrub off any dirt under cold running water, and air-dry. Seal in airtight plastic bags and refrigerate. If you simply put fresh carrots in the refrigerator, they’ll go limp in a few hours. You may...
All of these are fairly easy to achieve at home and can make your garden more productive while saving you money on pricey store bought garden amendments. No matter why you got into gardening succession planting can help you turn things up a notch. You can use it to have less overwhelming ...
Plant at least a dozen fall bulbs together, as 2 or 3 here and there usually get lost among everything else. If planting garlic, onions or other edible alliums, you can certainly have a dedicated bed, but you can also put them all throughout your organic garden, as most plants like ...
Growing Things: Peeling back the challenge of storing onions Q: I have a small garden patch out at my son’s farm. I did not get out there often enough during the 2024 growing season to water them. So, the end product is many of them is an onion no bigger than the set that I pl...
As you may have noticed in the picture with the seeds, I did purchase a bag of organic soil. I could have walked out to my compost bin and grabbed a bucketful of the free stuff. I bought soil for 4 reasons: I wanted clean soil with the ideal ratio (peat moss/ top soil/ compost...
Growing Alliums: The Ornamental Onions How to Grow Lilies: The Complete Lily Flower Guide Planting Crocuses do best in a spot that gets full sun (6+ hours of direct sunlight), but will grow in partial sun as well. Choose a planting site where there is well-draining soil; the corms wi...
From a tree’s point of view, fall is an excellent planting time—even better than spring. Many nurseries dig bare-root plants in the fall, sell some, and store the remainder through winter. Such plants are fresher in the fall, and the selection is better. Here’s everything you need ...