Unlike onions, leeks grow independently of day-length and will stand in your garden at temperatures colder than many other vegetables can handle, getting bigger until you harvest them. A flexible ...

Key Points Starting seeds in February creates robust seedlings to plant out when the weather has warmed.Cool-season greens, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When many crops in Kansas vegetable gardens are nearing the end of their season, leeks are just coming into their own. Gardeners and farmers who planted them last spring may begin harvest in September ...

Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) are a type of vegetable belonging to the onion family, which also includes garlic, onions, and shallots. Leeks have a long, white cylindrical bulb that ...

If you can overlook the inevitable bad breath, there are many reasons to fill your gardens with alliums — onions, garlic, shallots and leeks. Master Gardener Janet Miller, who manages the Walnut Creek ...

Leeks are more often seen in the produce section than in a garden, which is a shame as they bring a certain panache, a willowy elegance to a garden with their stately, upright, blue-green foliage. The ...

Spring harvests don’t happen by accident. They’re planned, plotted, and quietly started weeks before the soil outside is ...