After decades of working as a chef and caterer, I can assure you that all fruits and vegetables taste best in season. And nothing is better than those you pick fresh out of the garden. The best way to ...

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 ...

You can’t cook a savory meal without using at least one of these alliums — onions, garlic, shallots, leeks or chives — but many of us shy away from growing them in our gardens. We shouldn’t, says ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question: My fall planted leeks all bolted before they got big enough to harvest. How can I prevent this from happening again? Answer: Leeks are large, cold-tolerant cousins to the onions. Ideally, ...

BLUFFTON — The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area will present “Growing and Harvesting Leeks and Onions” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton. Learn ...

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 ...