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Ciboulette commune AB - Ferme de Ste Marthe
Ciboulette commune AB - Ferme de Ste Marthe
I love chives, I sowed the seeds in a small pot.
Marilyn , 15/01/2024
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Common chives are a classic herb, grown for their fine, hollow cylindrical leaves that bring a fresh, mild onion flavour to raw and cooked dishes. The 25 to 30 cm high plants produce charming, purple blooms in late spring. A perfect addition to any herb or flower garden! Sow from late February to June; harvest from late May to late September.
Chives are a tasty and popular perennial herb. They belong to the Allium family, along with garlic, onion and shallot. Chives form clumps of fine, hollow cylindrical stalks (scapes) and leaves. Chive plants are generally grown for two to three years, after which they become less productive and need to be divided.
The fresh, garlicy and slightly spicy taste of chives complements omelettes, quiches and fish dishes and is great to season fresh cheeses. Chives are a must-have in the herb garden... and a delight in the flower garden! Their purplish-pink pompoms are charming with roses. Their oniony aroma will also help repel aphids and prevent black spot disease, making chives a brilliant companion plant.
Harvesting: Chives can be harvested over a long period of time, from late spring to autumn. Simply cut off the stems with scissors at the base of the clump. Regular harvesting encourages the plant to put out new leaves.
Conservation: Chives can be kept for a few days in the refrigerator or for a few months when dried or frozen. Nevertheless, for a fuller aroma they are definitely best eaten fresh!
Good to know: We recommend mulching as this reduces the need to water and weed your plants.
Even if the vegetable garden is first and foremost a place for growing great quality veg, it’s always a good idea to leave a bit of room for flowers. Growing flowers alongside your vegetable plants will make your general gardening experience more enjoyable and is a great way to attract pollinators and repel garden pests! Flowers such as gaillardia, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos or nasturtiums can be sown in and around the rows of vegetables. Herbs such as dill can be very useful also. Bear in mind that some companion plants self-seed easily and can be a bit invasive (borage, chives, lemon balm etc.)
NB. Organic seeds (in French "AB" for "Agriculture Biologique") are produced from plants that aren't treated with phytosanitary products (insecticides, weed killers). The seeds do not undergo post-harvest treatment. They carry the AB label and are approved by Ecocert, an independent structure.
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Sowing:
Chives germinate at a temperature of about 18°C. Germination takes between 20 and 25 days.
Sow the seeds under cover or in open ground nursery:
From the end of February, in a cool place at home or under a greenhouse, in a tray with drainage holes and filled with special seed compost, sow the seeds at a depth of 2 to 3 mm, spacing them 5 to 7 cm apart. Water with a very fine spray. When your young plants have 4 leaves, transplant 3 or 4 plants into pots and place them in the garden in autumn or the following spring.
Sowing in open ground nursery is done later, in well-warmed soil, usually around mid-May and is done the same way as sowing under cover.
When planting permanently, leave a distance of 30 cm between each row and 15 cm between each plant in the row. We recommend planting them in different areas of the garden: in full sun for spring harvests and in partial shade for summer harvests.
Cultivation:
Chives thrive in full sun or partial shade, in moderately rich soil. If compost is needed, it is best applied in autumn, in the form of well-rotted compost (no manure), by scratching it into the soil to a depth of 5 cm, after loosening the soil as you would for any vegetable crop. This plant is quite tolerant of soil pH and will do well if it is between 5.5 and 7.5. Chives produce attractive flowers but it is recommended to cut the tough flower stems before they bloom to preserve the flavor of the foliage.
Multiplying chives is very easy and can be done by dividing clumps from March to May or from September to October.
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.