Chives

Chives are a hardy perennial, that can be grown in pots and as an annual.

• Sow indoors all year round for indoor crops and March to May for outdoor crops.
• Sow 0.5cm deep, in small pots of compost.
• Water well and place in a warm position.
• A temperature of 15-20c is ideal.
• Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days.
• Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions, avoid frosts, before planting out 20cm apart.
• Alternatively plants can be grown on a light windowsill.
• Sow outdoors for ease, where they are to crop, 0.5cm deep directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered.
• Thin seedlings to 20cm apart.
• Harvesting Harvest by cutting leaves once 15cm tall.
• Pick a few leaves from each plant so they regrow quickly.
• Average 750 seeds