Quick Facts:

• Cold-hardy perennial
• Light needs: Full sun to part shade
• Water needs: Low to moderate

Planting:

• From a start or division is fastest.
• If growing from seed, it’s slower, but it works.
• Spacing: 8–12 in (it will expand into a clump)

Care:

• Water when the top inch of soil dries.
• If you want it leafy, cut back flower stalks.
• Every few years, divide the clump if it gets crowded.

Harvest:

• Snip blades at the base. Don’t yank individual leaves.
• Cut regularly to keep it producing.

Why This Variety:

Chives are high payoff and low maintenance. They come back every year and make almost everything taste better.

Seed company grow guide: Chives (Territorial Seed Company)