
The one must-have kitchen herb, chives are perfect for almost any savory dish. Chives' fine, tubular leaves impart a delicate onion flavor to cooking. Beyond cooking with chives, the plants are great garden companion plants to repel insect pests. Snip the leaves in bunches at the base of the plant, then chop and use fresh or freeze for year-round use.
The flowerheads can also be used for an even milder onion flavor - they look gorgeous in salads! Outdoors, chives is a workhorse companion plant. Place it near almost any plant that is bothered by insect pests and the chives will instantly drive them away. Sow anytime, placing several herb seeds together to form a strong clump. Chives is perennial in zones 3-9, so will reward you year after year.
After danger of frost, sow chives herb seeds in open ground well exposed. Cover seed 1/8" - 1/4" with loose soil. Works best in rows 12" apart. Thin plants to 6" apart when they are 2" tall.
Season: Perennial
Zones: 3 - 9
Height: 12 inches
Width: 8 - 12 inches
Bloom Season: Late Spring
Environment: Full to Partial Sun - Moist but Well Drained
15 - 21 days to germinate.
Approximate Seeds Per Ounce: 25,000

If you like the herb chives, you'll have to try garlic chives! The same great mild onion flavor is imparted with a distinctive garlic scent and taste. Both the flat, grasslike leaves and the 1 inch white flowerheads can be used in a variety of your favorite dishes.Grow garlic chives just as you would regular chives, in full sun and well drained soil. This plant grows slightly taller than the regular chives, reaching 1 1/2 feet tall and 8-12 inches wide.
After danger of frost, sow chives herb seeds in open ground well exposed. Cover seed 1/8" - 1/4" with loose soil. Works best in rows 12" apart. Thin plants to 6" apart when they are 2" tall.
Season: Perennial
Zones: 3 - 9
Height: 18 inches
Width: 8 - 12 inches
Bloom Season: Late Summer
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full to Partial Sun - Moist but Well Drained
15 - 21 days to germinate.
Approximate Seeds Per Ounce: 8,000
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