How to grow them
Sow a pinch of seed in a pot and plant out the whole clump. Divide big clumps every three years in spring.
Herbs
Chives
A clump at the end of a bed gives mild onion leaves for years, and flowers the bees adore.
- Buy as
- Seed
- Space
- 20cm between plants, 25cm between rows
- Position
- Sun or light shade
- Rotation
- Permanent bed
- Difficulty
- Easy
The year
Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Plant out
Harvest
When to pick
Snip leaves 3cm above the soil. The purple flowers are edible too.
What goes wrong
Problems, and what to do
Rust
Cut affected clumps to the ground.
Good neighbours: Carrots, Gooseberries, Blackcurrants.