Even during the coldest days of the year, I love being able to go out to my garden and grab some basic vegetables and herbs. It’s how I plan what to grow over winter: carrots, celery, onions, and ...

For the taste of mild, sweet onions straight from the garden in late autumn, grow leeks. Leeks have longer, thicker stems than onions, but no bulb. They are traditionally used to flavor soups and ...

The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so they don't take up too much space in the garden. Plus, they add lovely flavor ...

The last of my tomatoes and peppers are long gone, but the harvest of fresh leeks has just begun. Leek plants look like onions, but they never form a bulb. The thick, white stems taste like mild, ...

Time-lapse video of growing leek from a seed to harvest. A leek seed was sown into soil. It took a week for the seed to germinate, and another 100 days to reach the harvest-able size.