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 ...

If you like garlic, you may love garlic chives. They are easy to grow and harvest. In the fall, their white flowers attract a wide variety of pollinating bugs. The flowers also can be used in cooking.

If you're growing vegetables in your backyard, perhaps it's time to up your game and include something spicy in your harvest from the allium clan of edible bulbs and leaves. All of the following ...

You can’t cook a savory meal without using at least one of these alliums — onions, garlic, shallots, leeks or chives — but many of us shy away from growing them in our gardens. We shouldn’t, says ...

Is it a weed or a garden plant? Garlic chives are among those plants — paulownia tree, Jerusalem artichoke, mint and anise hyssop are others — that can parade under either guise. Garlic chives come ...

Garlic is a species in the onion genus Allium, and therefore related to onions, shallots, leeks, and chives. It is flavorful, nutritious, and easy to grow. There are two types of garlic: softneck and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Like other culinary herbs such as parsley, dill, and rosemary, chives are super easy to grow. These ...

Garlic is steeped in legend and has a long history. It is one of the oldest known food flavorings, and it is a culinary staple in many kitchens. Growing garlic at home is easy, and now is the time to ...

Arnold Carbone of Glorious Garlic Farm recently taught a workshop on growing garlic at the Foothill Garden, on the Carson Tahoe Health Campus. “Garlic is very forgiving,” was how Arnold started his ...

Well, Halloween is over. There are candy wrappers still littering my yard. At least no damage was done to the worse-for-wear jack o’ lantern on the step. Stories of ghosts and vampires are done for ...

You may have seen people plant garlic cloves (Allium sativum) in the garden only to harvest bulbs several months later. While growing garlic is pretty easy to do outdoors, it’s a little more tricky to ...