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Unwins Chives Fine Leaved Seeds produce herbs with a delicate onion flavour. A great patio herb that can grown in pots, chives also make an attractive decorative plant with their round, pink flowers that can be eaten too.
This hardy perennial is a fantastic ornamental addition to your herb garden, adding colour as well as a very useful culinary herb. Ideal as a garnish and great in mashed potatoes.
This hardy perennial is a fantastic ornamental addition to your herb garden, adding colour as well as a very useful culinary herb. Ideal as a garnish and great in mashed potatoes.
- Perfect for pots and containers
- Loved by pollinators
- Prefers full sun
Sow: March to April
Harvest: June to September
Sowing
Fill a small pot with compost, firming lightly with the base of another pot. Water well. Scatter a few seeds over the surface and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite or compost. Place in a propagator or cover the pot with cling film and keep warm at 15–20°C. Remove cling film as soon as seedlings emerge.
Growing On
Keep seedlings in a light position but shaded from direct sunlight. Water the compost when it feels dry to the touch.
Hardening Off / Planting Out
Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions over 2–3 weeks, then plant out from May to August. Allow 25cm between clumps.
Advice
Grow in moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade, or in pots using a good quality compost. Plants can be overwintered if desired. Can also be sown outside in late spring, either in well-prepared soil or in 30cm+ pots.
Harvest: June to September
Sowing
Fill a small pot with compost, firming lightly with the base of another pot. Water well. Scatter a few seeds over the surface and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite or compost. Place in a propagator or cover the pot with cling film and keep warm at 15–20°C. Remove cling film as soon as seedlings emerge.
Growing On
Keep seedlings in a light position but shaded from direct sunlight. Water the compost when it feels dry to the touch.
Hardening Off / Planting Out
Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions over 2–3 weeks, then plant out from May to August. Allow 25cm between clumps.
Advice
Grow in moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade, or in pots using a good quality compost. Plants can be overwintered if desired. Can also be sown outside in late spring, either in well-prepared soil or in 30cm+ pots.
Additional Information
Name Herb Chives Fine Leaved
SKU WEST-30410066