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If you grow your own onions then one choice you have is whether to raise your crop from seed or from onion sets. Both methods have their pros and cons, so the decision isn't a straightforward one.In the past I've always opted for onion sets, which

has been the traditional day for many keen show growers to sow their onion seeds, in a heated propagator in the greenhouse (not in the garden, of course). Do onions really have to be sown on Boxing Day, or could this just be an excuse to escape from

, and there, at No.10, was the surname Zuccini (proudly held by 17 families!)If this list is to be believed, there are 59 people in the UK called Garlic, 2,843 Onions, and even more Leeks. Pepper is popular, at No.2, with 4,919 families, but top of the heap

time to swell. This same pathogen attacks leeks, chives, and sometimes onions. The undersides of my garlic foliage became speckled with yellow patches that burst into orange rust pustules, resulting in a poor crop that simply wouldn't store through

Why do people turn their noses up at edible flowers? What could be more delicious than beautiful chive heads tossed into a salad? They add quite an intense burst of onion flavour when eaten - probably more powerful than chopped chive leaves

varieties to choose from I'll need some of each. And I've never tried growing asparagus. Perhaps I should try growing some next year as the whole family love eating it.But it's not just seeds. The catalogues include fruit, potatoes and onion sets, and bulbs

onions, watercress (no you don't need running water), runner beans and cut-and-come-again lettuce.Which veg crops do you think offer the best return from the space devoted to them? For me it's salads (a wide mix of tasty leaf types), herbs like parsley

be sown now including salad leaves, beetroot, spring onions, herbs, sweetcorn, French and runner beans, squash, courgettes, marrows and more. The top job for the next couple of weeks is to get seeds sown so you can enjoy these crops later this summer