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How to grow Chives plant growing and care:
Mulch, rich soil, well drain soil, free of rocks, nitrogen
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Bulb
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but it’s easier
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Onion fly, Onion thrips
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Stem of inflorescence
Size of the plant?
15-50 cm, 6-20 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Small pink-purple flowers, the flower grow on stem as inflorescence in a umbel shape
Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to the thinning the stem of inflorescence unless the need in the seeds
Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Can be taken with the bulb or just some leaves at the time
Information about leaves:
Leaves are narrow and hollow grow in radial structure, leaves grow in groups linked together
Uses of Chives plant leaves:
Salad, cooked, stir fry
Roots
Information about Chives plant bulb:
Small bulb in the color white-yellow
When to pull up Chives plant bulb:
All year
Uses of Chives plant bulb :
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, salad
Scientific name:
Allium schoenoprasum
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Spring flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Edible leaves Edible Roots
Culinary uses
Cooked Eaten raw Herbs Salad Spices Spreads & Sauces
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Deciduous Evergreen Geophyte Herbaceous Leaf plant Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Edible plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 3 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9