Seed Savers Exchange Herb, Chives (Organic)

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SKU: 1243A
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Seed Savers Exchange

Herb, Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

  • Organic
  • Perennial in zones 3-9
  • Plants grow to 12-20 inches tall
  • Onion-flavored foliage and edible pink flowers
  • Packet of 250 Seeds

(Allium schoenoprasum) Delicate onion-flavored foliage is good for fresh eating or cooking, excess freezes well. The lavender-pink flowers are also edible and attractive. Plants will self seed. Perennial in zones 3-9.

Learn To Grow It

You can sow seeds indoors or directly into the soil in mild areas starting around mid-spring.

Space your plants or seeds 6-8 inches apart in well fertilized soil. Plant your seeds 1/4-3/4 in. deep.
 

This is a "cut-and-come-again" plant so you can harvest leaves as they mature. Keep the leaves well watered and cool.

Mulching the soil around this crop can help protect the plant and keep roots cool and moist. In frost-free zones, this crop can be grow throughout the fall and winter.