Onion is a very popular vegetable around the world and there are many varieties as well.
 Onions are very easy to grow and are a wonderful addition to your garden.
You can grow onions from seeds, seedlings, or sets (small bulblets).
  If you are going to use seeds, begin to grow them inside 4-6 weeks before your last frost and then transplant them into you garden.
 If you purchase seedlings you can plant them in your garden after your last frost of the season.
 Sets are probably the best choice for those who are not familiar with growing onions.
 They tend to be easier to grow and also produce larger onion bulbs.
 The first thing you'll need to do is to prepare your soil.
 Dig and mix up the top 6 inches of your soil to allow for good drainage.
 Add compost and mix well.
 Add fertilizer a couple of weeks before you plan to sow your onion sets as this will offer additional nutrients for you soil.
 Don't add more fertilizer after you've planted as onions don't like a lot of nitrogen.
When you are ready to sow your onion sets, dig a shallow hole and insert your sets about 1-2 inches deep.
 Fill back up with soil up to the neck.
 For seedlings, place them just below the surface and pack your soil around it.
 You can sow sets 3-4 inches apart and space your rows about 12 inches apart.
 Growing onions in a container is possible as well.
 Purchase a container that is about 8 inches wide and 6 inches deep.
 Plan on planting approximately 8 sets or seedlings in the container and water regularly.
Water lightly and continue to water regularly throughout the season.
 Watch out for weeds as they will suck necessary nutrients meant for your onions.
 You may expect to harvest 3-4 months after planting.
 Look for the foliage to turn yellow and simply pick your onions.
 You are able to pick them sooner than this as they will be edible earlier.
 Remember that the use of portable greenhouse will really help to protect and also shield your crop from pests.
 Onions are very easy to grow and are a wonderful addition to your garden.
You can grow onions from seeds, seedlings, or sets (small bulblets).
  If you are going to use seeds, begin to grow them inside 4-6 weeks before your last frost and then transplant them into you garden.
 If you purchase seedlings you can plant them in your garden after your last frost of the season.
 Sets are probably the best choice for those who are not familiar with growing onions.
 They tend to be easier to grow and also produce larger onion bulbs.
 The first thing you'll need to do is to prepare your soil.
 Dig and mix up the top 6 inches of your soil to allow for good drainage.
 Add compost and mix well.
 Add fertilizer a couple of weeks before you plan to sow your onion sets as this will offer additional nutrients for you soil.
 Don't add more fertilizer after you've planted as onions don't like a lot of nitrogen.
When you are ready to sow your onion sets, dig a shallow hole and insert your sets about 1-2 inches deep.
 Fill back up with soil up to the neck.
 For seedlings, place them just below the surface and pack your soil around it.
 You can sow sets 3-4 inches apart and space your rows about 12 inches apart.
 Growing onions in a container is possible as well.
 Purchase a container that is about 8 inches wide and 6 inches deep.
 Plan on planting approximately 8 sets or seedlings in the container and water regularly.
Water lightly and continue to water regularly throughout the season.
 Watch out for weeds as they will suck necessary nutrients meant for your onions.
 You may expect to harvest 3-4 months after planting.
 Look for the foliage to turn yellow and simply pick your onions.
 You are able to pick them sooner than this as they will be edible earlier.
 Remember that the use of portable greenhouse will really help to protect and also shield your crop from pests.