Give your onions a head start.

Q: I would like to grow both yellow and red onions. When is the best time to plant them? A: Onions for bulbs or green onions can be planted from seed mid-September through November. Onions produced ...

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 ...

Starting these vegetable seeds in mid-winter ensures the plant has enough time to mature. They'll be ready to transplant in ...

Question: Dear Carol, This year, I'd like to try and grow onions from seed. Is it time yet to start seed indoors? How do I do that? Answer: The earlier you get your onions in the ground in the spring, ...

Chris Meyers, 67, was planting onion seeds Monday in the warmth of a large greenhouse near North 24th and Berks Streets for ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Although spring’s blooms might seem far off during early winter, that period is actually the best for ordering seeds. Q: I got ...

Winter is muddling along, as am I. Winter is starting to feel tedious, especially since recently the cross-country skiing has been dicey at best. So I shall turn to gardening again soon, and start ...

Planting onions is one of my favorite April vegetable garden projects. This year I am planting Walla Walla onions, our regionally famous sweet onion. In late August we will harvest the bulbs and enjoy ...