Chives
Introduction
A wonderful combination of easy to grow onion flavoured leaves to add to salads and sauces, and beautiful purple flowers to decorate the garden (that can also be eaten).
Planting
- March - May
Harvesting
- April - October
(inside)
(outside)
(fresh)
(stored)
= jar, 
= freeze, 
= store
Varieties
There are two commonly found varieties of chives:
- Common chives that taste of onion
- Garlic chives that have a hint of garlic flavour
Both varieties are usually grown from seed, although it may be possible to buy young plants in summer from garden centres.
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Growing
Whilst chopped chives are a great addition to salads, my reason for growing chives is their stunning display of flowers that appear in early summer, and continue on flowering for many weeks. In addition, once established, chives require very little care from a gardener.
Chives are easy to grow from seed, and once chives are established, extra plants can be propagated by digging up and dividing the plants in autumn. Chives perform better in soils kept moist.