Growing onions can be very easy but they do ... Long-day onions will have a chance to produce lots of top growth (hence produce bigger bulbs) before the day length triggers bulbing.

Onions commonly grown are the mild types, such as White and Yellow Sweet Spanish or the globe types. The globe onions are ...

Growing onions from seed takes a bit more planning than planting onion sets, but it has a lot of perks. Not only are onion ...

Sweet Bulb Onions: Store loose in the refrigerator for a few weeks. Storage Bulb Onions: Store on the counter top up to 4 weeks. Onions show their age by sprouting. When this happens, you can still ...

Generally, growing onions from sets is easier and more reliable than from seed and in cooler, damper areas, the sets should give a better yield of larger bulbs than if grown from seed. However the ...

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 ...

Last week, I got an e-mail from Tony, a regular Smart Harvest reader. Tony wanted to know how to grow big bulb onions. Growing big bulbs starts with good site selection. Ensure the planting site ...

Every spring, many backyard gardeners make their pilgrimage to the local feed store or nursery to purchase their onion sets. These baby bulbs — while very convenient for simply transplanting ...

Getting your onions into the soil that early gives your plants a chance to grow to their maximum size. The goal is to get as many leaves grown on the plants before they begin to form bulbs.

Onions are a kitchen staple that can be planted in either spring or autumn and are easy to grow in a sunny spot. The Which? Gardening experts have grown and tasted onions from sets (little bulbs), ...

Irrigate regularly. Onions need water to develop good foliage and bulbs. While we do worry about drainage, we must also be concerned about keeping the plants growing vigorously throughout the spring.