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 there were an award for “easiest herb to grow,” chives might just win it. They’re incredibly cold hardy perennials, and will pop up reliably every spring. I was given a pot of them years ago by a ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grow garlic near vegetables, flowers, and herbs to keep pests away—naturally. Beets and garlic have similar care requirements, so ...

It doesn’t take a person long to learn the smell of an onion. Once this smell is learned, it is easy to identify the other members of the Allium family. Some individuals cannot stand the smell of ...

Mid- to late October is the time for planting garlic. It should go in the ground after the first frost but before the ground freezes. You want the soil to be warm so the roots develop, but the air ...