With so many versatile uses, adding onions to your garden is a great decision. The allium can be a little finicky; here's the care plants need.

Onions can be a great vegetable for backyard and container gardens. They take up minimal space, and are relatively forgiving for beginners; plus, they attract few pests. They also make excellent ...

Treat fruit trees, pecan trees and shrubs with horticulture-grade dormant oil:to help eradicate scale and other over-wintering insects. Check the label for special instructions regarding temperature ...

Now is the time to buy onion seeds, which are cheaper and come in more interesting varieties than mail-order transplants. Here’s what you need to know. By Margaret Roach There are some things I never ...

Once you enter the month of June, you might assume you've missed your early spring window to plant flowers or vegetables before the weather heats up. If this is the case for you, you'll be happy to ...

Now's the time to set yourself up for a successful growing season.

There are some things I never forget: Where each plant in my garden came from. Who unlocked the secret of successfully growing carrots for me (John Navazio, then a senior scientist at Organic Seed ...

Time to plant your onions now? It depends. In growing onions the first question you must answer is: “How are you going to use these onions?” Onions can be used (1) as green table onions, (2) as sweet ...

However, you can still grow in a greenhouse. February is the perfect time to get started on late spring transplants, and it’s also a good time to grow quick-maturing crops for the early spring market.

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...