The growing season starts when you first put seeds in a tray, and it ends when you're cleaning up after the fall harvest. That idea works in theory, but in practice, the lines can get blurry. Few ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

BOISE, Idaho — Do you like the savory flavor of onion and garlic in your food? Most people do, but did you know they are all part of the same plant family? They are known as alliums and they are east ...

May offers huge opportunities for planting vegetables, as many popular crops can be added to any productive garden this month. Whether you buy young plants or sow seeds, it can be a busy month. I love ...

It's headed toward 65 degrees while I am writing this article. Last week, a friend and I played golf one day and shoveled snow the next day. Where else but Missouri can you get such variety in so ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The growing season starts when you first put seeds in a tray, and it ends when you're cleaning up after the fall harvest. That ...

BOISE, Idaho — What’s the difference between onions, leeks and garlic? I’ll tell you, as we talk all about alliums. Do you like the savory flavor of onion and garlic in your food? Most people do, but ...