Question: I’ve grown onions and garlic in my garden and I’d like to try shallots this year. Do you have any suggestions for growing them? A: Shallots are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable. With a ...

Onions and shallots have a peculiar requirement. They need the soil to be cool as they start to grow, and warm as they mature. That means it's time to plant. Most gardeners choose to plant small bulbs ...

BOISE, Idaho — Do you like the savory flavor of onion and garlic in your food? Most people do, but did you know they are all part of the same plant family? They are known as alliums and they are east ...

Here in the mild maritime Northwest, cold snaps seldom linger long and spring seems to arrive close on the heels of our brief winters. Already, it's warm enough to begin sowing a few crops like winter ...

Shallots are the aristocracy of the onion clan. Not only are they beautiful in their dewdrop shapes and luminous skins, but shallots are easier to grow, longer keeping, quicker cooking and more subtly ...

BOISE, Idaho — What’s the difference between onions, leeks and garlic? I’ll tell you, as we talk all about alliums. Do you like the savory flavor of onion and garlic in your food? Most people do, but ...

Let’s suppose that you don’t have much time for vegetable gardening, and precious little space, yet you want to enjoy a healthy, easy-to-grow mix of recipe-driven essentials. That suggests a starter ...

November can easily feel like the end of gardening season, but the truth is, it’s actually the ideal time to plan ahead for spring. Cooler temperatures and moist soil set the perfect foundation for ...

It's finally time to dine al fresco, and that means those of us with home gardens are ramping up our crops of fresh produce for beautiful summer meals. While not all of us have large garden spaces, a ...

And they did. The seeds germinated, and the little onion and shallot seedlings emerged from the darkness into the light about six days after I planted them. Every year I am amazed and delighted to see ...