Chives – Garlic Chives

Full Sun/part shade, choose fertile, loamy soil, but you don’t want to over-fertilize, which will result in your Chives having a milder flavour.

Direct seed (recommended): In spring, sow 1/4″ deep as soon as the soil warms up. Place 4-6 seeds every 6″ or 1-2 seeds per inch. Thin to 2-3 plants every 2-8″. Keep free of weeds.
Transplant: Start seeds 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Sow several seeds per plug, thinning to 3-4 seedlings per plug. Transplant seedling clusters 2-8″ apart in rows 18″ apart.Plant in rows with groups of seeds about every 4 inches, or scatter your seeds onto the surface of the soil and compress. Don’t cover, requires sunlight to grow. You’ll see sprouts in 10-14 days. Once they’re 2″, thin to 1 plant every 4″. Planting indoors, can be done at any time as long as your chives get exposure to at least 6 hours of sunlight or supplemental lighting per day.

Once Chives are about 12″, simply snip off what you need. You can cut Chives down to about half of their height without causing any harm to the plant itself. If your chive plant starts to flower, the flowers can be eaten as well!

Perennial.in Zones 3-10, 90 days to maturity, open pollinated

approx 100 seeds