Growing onions is easy to do, both from seeds and onion sets. Discover our best onion varieties and tips for how to grow them ...

With spring right around the corner, it's the perfect time to be learning how to plant onions. There are two main ways you ...

In our area and latitude, late January to early February is the ideal time to start sowing seeds indoors for onion transplants. There are several advantages to growing your own onion transplants ...

Bulb onions are vegetables I consider a must have for the table, are currently available at local outlets as starts and can be planted through early February. Bulb onions (Allium cepa) span ...

Planting onions from small bulbs or "sets" is not the best way to grow large onions for storage. Plants grown from sets often begin blooming in mid-summer and stubbornly refuse to stop.

Plant onion sets no more than one inch deep ... If you plan on using the onion right away, gently loosen the soil around the bulb and pull it up. Fresh onions should be consumed within a day ...

Growing onions from seeds may take some effort, but the results are well worth it.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Which? Gardening experts have grown and tasted onions from sets (little bulbs), ones from seed and autumn-planted ones so you can grow the tastiest and highest yielding varieties. We also explain ...