Chives ‘Common’
Allium schoenoprasum · Herb · No. 41
- Sow under cover
- Mar–Apr
- Sow outdoors
- Apr–May
- Harvest
- May–Oct
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 20 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 80–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Sun or part shade
- Seed saving
- Moderate
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | March | April | ||||||||||
| Outdoors | April | May | ||||||||||
| Harvest | May | June | July | August | September | October |
Notes
Perennial clump. Flowers from year two; bees visit heavily. Cut heads as they dry and rub out the black seed.
Saving seed · Moderate
Insects cross it with other varieties. Grow one variety, isolate, or bag and hand-pollinate.
- Grow one variety of this plant, or keep 50 m from others.
- Or bag three flowers before they open and hand-pollinate.
- Leave the seed to ripen fully, then dry 7–14 days.