50+ Garlic Chives Seeds-Allium Tuberosum-Excellent Culinary Herb-G082-Powerful flavour!
Description:
If you like traditional Chives, and you are also a lover of garlic, then try these Chives seeds and grow Garlic Chives. The subtle garlic flavor of Garlic Chives is perfect for use in uncooked dishes where raw regular garlic might be overwhelming or too spicy. Chives have been in use as a culinary herb in China since around 3,000 BC. It was Marco Polo who returned westward with the notion that they made good eating, but chives were not popular in European gardens until the 16th century.
The flowers produced from Garlic Chives herb seeds 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 plants 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 Chives, Garlic Chives may be frozen. This flat-leaf variety of Garlic Chives seeds has a strong garlic flavour and aroma. The white flowers and stalks are used (only a small amount is needed), to add the pungent taste of garlic to salads, vegetables, dumplings, and stir-fries. Popular in Asian cuisine, garlic chives are also known as ku chai in Chinese. While the leaves and flower stems are delicious and useful in the kitchen garlic chives are also very attractive flowering plants. Use this herb as companion plants to repel aphids from flowers or vegetables prone to attack Strong garlic flavour and aroma Powerful flavour Popular in Asian cuisine Flat-leaf variety Add to salads, dumplings and stir-fries
How To Grow Garlic Chives From Seed: After danger of frost, sow Garlic Chives seeds in open ground well exposed. Cover Garlic Chives herb seeds 1/8 inch with loose soil. Keep moist until germination. Regular cutting helps keep plants vigorous and healthy and encourages spreading. Keep flowers picked to discourage dormancy in warm weather. Divide clumps every 2-3 years.
Season: Perennial
Hardiness Zones: 3-12
Height: 12 inches
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Rich, well-drained, pH 6.2 to 6.8
Temperature: 70F (21 C)
Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
Light Required: No
Depth: 1/8 inch
Sowing Rate: 1 - 2 seeds per inch
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: Rows 18 inches a part; thin seedlings 6 - 8 inches
