How to grow Garlic chives growing and care:
Mulch, rich soil, well drain soil, free of rocks, nitrogen
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Bulb/ Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but possible
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, can be invasive
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Onion fly, Onion thrips
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Stem of inflorescence
Size of the plant?
20-60 cm, 8-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / 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 / Autumn
General information about the flower
Small white flower, the flowers 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
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Two possibility separate leaves or all the leaves with the bulb
Information about leaves:
Leaves green in the top white in bottom, the leave grow in radial growth, the young leaves start to grow from the middle.
Uses of Garlic chives leaves:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, salad
Edible Roots
Information about Garlic chives bulb:
Bulb white small cover with edible peel, mostly connect several bulb together
When to pull up Garlic chives bulb:
All year
Uses of Garlic bulb:
Eaten raw, cooked, spice, salad
Scientific name:
Allium tuberosum
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Geophyte, Herbaceous, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water, Small amounts of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Herbs, Salad, Spices
