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How to grow garlic, onions, leeks and chives — the Allium genus

August 17, 2024Allium, Chives, Garlic, Leeks, monocots, Onion

By Jodi Bay (This article originally appeared in the August 10th edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) 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 ornamentals (ornamental onions), which have […]

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