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# Growing/ planting chives

# Chive recipes

Chives are the smallest species of the onion family ‘Alliaceae’ and native to Europe, Asia and North America. Chives tend to be used as a condiment and grown both for their culinary and aesthetic look.

When growing chives make sure the soil is rich in organic matter and well-drained. You can grow chives from seed and they will mature in the Summer.

There are two main chive varieties you can choose from. Some of the most common chive seeds include “garlic” chive seeds which are good in salads with a mild garlic flavour and “Standard” chive seeds which are onion flavoured with spear-like green leaves.

Vegetable-seeds have found the following seed vendors who sell chive seeds.

#1
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#2
Suttons Seeds and Plants

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Growing chives

1/ Chives are one of the easiest herbs to grow and take up little space in the garden.

2/ Chives aren’t too fussy about the type of soil and can grew just as easily in direct or partia sunshine.

3/ When growing chive seeds scatter over a bed, covering with soil and after just two weeks seedlings will appear.

4/ Once established, chives will form small bulbs which can be replanted and transferred elsewhere around the garden.

5/ When harvesting chives cut with scissors as and when needed try to leave 5 cm’s of leaves to continue growing.


When planting chives always remember to refer to the instructions on the seed packets!

Click here on a video guide on how to grow and plant chives.

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Chive recipes

Chives are a very versatile herb. The following websites have great tips and advice on cooking with chives.

Let us know if you would like us to add your chives recipe to the list below.

Some of our favourite chives recipes include spuds with tuna and chives, smoked salmon and chive pate, and seabass with chinese chives.

BBC - Good food
Cookitsimply


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