One of the easiest members of the onion family to grow, shallots mature faster and require less space than their counterparts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...