How To Grow Chives
You can easily grow chives indoors in a bright sunny location.
How to grow chives. If the weather has been dry water the bed thoroughly the day before you transplant. Dont worry if you dont see rapid growth from your seeds. You can grow common chives by seeds very easily or you can dig up and replant your chive plants every few years to help spread the plant and to thin out your current crop.
Evergreen in tropical climates chives die down in winter in cold and warm temperate climates before re-emerging again in spring. You are a small bulb for planting so the hole must be 2-4 inches and the width of the hole must be equal. Chives can be grown from seed sown in spring summer or autumn.
To produce the best harvest youll want to plant chives in soil that is well-draining rich. Transplant Your Chives to the Garden. You can also grow chives from seed but it will take a year to produce a clump large enough to use.
Chives are a drought-tolerant species once. Seeds started indoors can be transplanted outside if you wish. Its best to plant chives in the full sun but they will handle shady afternoons.
Harvest chives by snipping leaves from the base of the plant. You can plant them to grow in a clump or in a tidy row in your vegetable garden. Broadcast seeds over the pre-moistened medium and cover with a fine layer of the pre-moistened soil about ¼ inch 6 cm deep.
Chives like rich well-drained soil with a pH of 60 to 70. Sow seed ¼ to ½ inch deep. When you are growing chives with a small bulb at the base need to be fully covered.