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

Plant sets in March or April: poke a small hole for the onion bulb to sit in (my husband uses his finger to make the hole), place the bulb fat end down and cover lightly with soil. Space the bulbs ...

Like other onions, green onions can be toxic to pets when eaten in large quantities. Plant green onions from seed outdoors in ...

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 ...

Starting them at the optimum date gives them plenty of time to grow large enough for early planting in the garden outdoors in mid to late April. Onions can tolerate light spring frosts and ...

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.

they’ll run into hot weather before they have a chance to form nice big bulbs. Just so you won’t fly off the tracks along the way, let’s outline your steps to onion-growing success.