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.

Here are five things to do in the garden this week: ...

Growing garlic indoors creates an endless supply of garlic greens to cook with, and it gives gardeners perfect growing conditions year-round, particularly when soil is too warm for the bulbs in the ...

Homegrown garlic is such a luxury for cooks who love fresh ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow garlic, you’ll be pleased to know it’s one of the easiest crops to master. Just plant a few ...

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 ...

My first article was on chives, published in the Midland Daily News back in October 2002. I am including some additional recipes you may enjoy. Chives are an incredibly easy perennial herb to grow, ...

“Gardening is often done mostly by trial and error, and sometimes attempting something new can be incredibly rewarding.” With these words, Kristin Graves won my heart. They remind me of some other ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bevin Cohen, gardener and author of Herbs in Every Season, believes chives make an outstanding addition ...

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 ...

What would we do without the genus Allium? I am convinced that our kitchens and dinner tables (and literature) would be much duller in its absence. Allium is what we call a “genus”…which is to say, a ...