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When we grew onions for the first time we didn’t end up with the best results, because although this seemingly easy to grow vegetable comes in several different forms for gardeners to cultivate, choosing the right one at the very start can mean the difference between success and failure.  The most heartbreaking moment is when…

There are a lot of resources out there saying that leeks don’t freeze well, or that the best way to store them is in a fridge for 7 to 10 days. Leeks are a staple in my winter diet, and the thought of filling my fridge with buckets of leeks is ridiculous! The good news…

The most reliable method of propagation for onions is planting onions in the fall, whether you buy specific fall onions or not, but there are a few different ways to plant fall onions. In this article, we’ll explore the pros and cons of different methods of how to plant fall onions. I want to talk…

There are a few questions in the gardening world – ‘When are onions ready for harvest?’ included – that no one ever truly knows the answer to. I can tell you what to look for, and about the signs your onions are ready to harvest. But with so many different ways to plant onions and…

If you’re wondering how to grow bigger, stronger onions, you’re in the right place. After years of trial and error and weighing in the most important factors, I’ve managed to grow onions that I’m proud of, and so can you. You just have to get familiarized with a few tricks – and one of them…

The mystique behind long-day, intermediate and short-day onions is often off-putting to potential onion growers, thanks to the confusion around when and where they work. Because of that, onions are probably the most underappreciated plant in our gardens, overlooked for more sculptural leeks, and faster-growing bunching varieties, but the humble bulbing onion deserves our true…