Outsidepride 1 lb. Perennial Garlic Chives Seeds - Organic Herb Garden Seeds for Microgreens, Sprouts & Cooking - Perfect for Home Gardening, Culinary Use & Healthy Eating

Great Herb Garden Addition! Garlic chives are flavorful and useful herbs to add to your garden. They'll get that cooking inspiration going! Garlic Chives (Allium Tuberosum) If you like traditional chives and you are also a lover of garlic, then give these a try! The subtle garlic flavor of this chives variety is perfect for use in uncooked dishes where raw regular garlic might be overwhelming or too spicy. The flowers produced from these plants bloom during the summer months, which is much later than traditional chives. These blooms are also edible, and they attract bees as the nectar in this herb is rich. Many gardeners even cut the blooms for indoor flower arrangements. They dry well for dried arrangements too. Like most of the Allium family, garlic chives do have a small bulb that can be used like a small green onion. You may harvest these small bulbs while the flower is still a bud. Harvest the leaves as desired once they are about 6 inches long. Pick the leaves from the base by hand. Garlic chives leaves are very soft and quickly lose freshness. Like normal chives, garlic chives may be frozen. Plant Specifications Garlic chives are perennial herbs. They grow best in USDA zones 4-9. Once established, divide plant clumps every 2-3 years. Height: 12 inches Bloom season: spring Bloom color: white Environment: full sun to partial shade Soil type: rich, well-drained. pH 6.2-6.8 Great For Both Decoration And Taste How To Grow From Seed After all danger of frost has passed, sow seeds in the open ground. Cover the seeds with 1/8 inch of loose soil. The seeds should be kept moist until germination, and should germinate in about 7-21 days. Regular cutting will help keep these plants vigorous and healthy, and will also encourage spreading. Keep flowers picked to discourage dormancy in warm weather. Planting temperature: 70F degrees Average germ time: 7-21 days Sowing rate: 1-2 seeds per plant Spacing: rows 18 inches apart, thin seedlings to 6-8 inches Planting depth: 1/8 inch

Allium tuberosum, or Garlic Chives, has a subtle garlic flavor and is perfect for cooking. This perennial has flowers during the summer months that are edible. Their nectar attracts bees and some gardeners even cut the flowers for arrangements, and they dry well too.

Microgreens can easily be grown indoors on your kitchen counter in a growing tray or other container using soil or a soil substitute. Microgreens are packed with nutrients and can be added to various food dishes or eaten raw. Micro garlic chives are slow to germinate and sprout but are well worth the time and effort, as the flavor is different from most microgreens.

Garlic Chives have bulbs that can be used like a small green onion. Harvest the leaves by hand as soon as they reach about 6 inches. The bulbs are ready for harvest once flowers have budded. Garlic chives are a 12 inch tall perennial herb growing in USDSA zones 4 - 9.

Chives prefer full sun to partial shade and rich, well-drained soil. Measure rows of seed 18 inches apart and thin seedlings to 6 – 8 inches when they are 2 inches tall.

Sowing Rate 1 - 2 seeds per inch. Start Chives directly outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Press the seed into the soil, cover with 1/8 inch of soil and keep it moist. With a temperature of 70F, germination is usually in 21 days.