Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

Even during the coldest days of the year, I love being able to go out to my garden and grab some basic vegetables and herbs. It’s how I plan what to grow over winter: carrots, celery, onions, and ...

The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so they don't take up too much space in the garden. Plus, they add lovely flavor ...

Winter is the time to hang up your gardening gloves, right? Actually, it's the time to get select vegetable seeds started so ...

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 ...

FAIRBANKS - Instead of listing the various components of the seed starting process, which I do every spring, today I am going to describe what today's leek planting session was like. This is in ...

Answer: Leeks are one of the more than 400 species of the allium family which include onions, scallions, shallots, chives and garlic. What we now know as leeks came from the wild leek from the ...

Extend the growing season and harvest fresh vegetables in winter with these cold-hardy crops. Tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers are the stars of summer veggie gardens, but they die back as soon as the ...