
Garlic Chives, Chinese Chives
Allium tuberosum
Alliaceae
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Growing
• Grown from seed:• Indoor Sowing: In spring in prepared plug trays or pots, cover seeds with perlite. Bottom heat, 18°C, aids germination. Cover seeds with perlite.
• Outdoor Sowing: In early summer direct into a prepared site. Thin seedlings to 10cm apart.
• Maintenance: (See Jekka's Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: May be cut to within 3cm of the ground 4 times a year to maintain supply of fresh leaves. Leaves do not dry well; refrigerated leaves in sealed plastic bag will store for 7 days, or freeze chopped leaves into ice cubes. Cut flowers when fully open for use in salads and sauces.
Details
• Aspect: Sun• Soil type: Sand, Light Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: White
• Flowering time: Late Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka's Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka's Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Jekkapedia
Allium tuberosum, Garlic Chives, Chinese Chives
Family: Alliaceae
Genus: Allium
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• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Perennial
• Height: 45cm
• Spread: 30cm
Garlic Chives can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka's Herbetum and is available to buy as both herb plants and online as herb seeds.