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 ...

Learn how to ensure a successful onion harvest. Kerin is an expert sustainable farming writer who has worked with food-related nonprofits and has taught a high school Farm to Form program. In addition ...

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 ...

Spring onions also called scallions or green and bunching onions are basically young onions, harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell. They are easy to grow and maintain. Consumers like ...

While the world is struggling this March because of the pandemic outbreak of Covid-19, planning a summer garden makes even more sense. Planting onions is often the first thing I do in the spring to ...

During the dark and cold days of January, is there any reason to work in the garden? Add wet soil that should not be disturbed and you have a trifecta of obstacles for planting. However, this month ...

A healthy backyard garden should be a biodiverse environment filled with plants that complement each other. That means if one plant is adding a certain nutrient to the soil or repelling a certain ...