The awesomeness of alliums

Garlic and onions are easy, rewarding crops to grow. Plant them this fall for next summer's harvest!

‘Silver rose’ garlic.

By Lisa Brunette

So far this late summer, I’ve encouraged you to plant now for a fall crop of carrots as well as put in some asparagus, the perfect perennial for years of spears to come. This time I want to talk about alliums.

There are hundreds of species in the plant genus allium, but the two I suggest embracing in your garden are g…