Much loved for its fresh, delicate onion flavour which complements many dishes. Plants ideal for growing on a cool windowsill.
Features: Mild onion flavour, perfect for dairy dishes and salads.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors all year round for indoor crops and March to May for outdoor crops. Sow 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in small pots of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oC) is ideal. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom plants to outside cold conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 20cm (8") apart. Alternatively plants can be grown on a light windowsill.
Sowing Guide - Outdoors: Sow outdoors for ease, where they are to crop, 0.5cm (1/4") deep directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 20cm (8") apart.
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Part shade
Hints & Tips: If you are short of space chives are decorative enough to be grown in flower borders or pots on the patio, it is a rewarding and long lived herb.
