Buy Chives: Perennial, Easy-Care & Aromatic Herb
| Item number | BONI-473892 |
| Brand | Quedlinburger |
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Discover the versatile chives, a must-have for every garden and kitchen. This perennial herb is easy to grow, offering fresh, aromatic seasoning straight from your garden or balcony. Perfect for soups, salads, and countless dishes – experience the difference with fresh chives!
Key Specifications
Discover the key specifications of our chives, specially developed for growing in gardens, pots, or containers. This perennial variety is known for its robust growth and flavorful taste. It’s also perfect for freezing, giving you access to fresh herbs year-round. Why this matters to you: You'll get an easy-care, versatile herb that will bring joy and fresh flavor to your dishes for many years.
Product Features and Benefits
- Perennial: You benefit from a long-lasting plant that provides fresh chives year after year.
- Fast-Growing: You can look forward to a quick harvest, as chives grow back rapidly after cutting.
- Finely Tubular Leaves: The tender leaves offer a particularly delicate aroma for your dishes.
- Good Regrowth Capacity: You can harvest the chives multiple times without harming the plant.
- Versatile: You can grow chives in pots, window boxes, or directly in your garden.
- Frost-Resistant: You don’t have to worry about the chives freezing in the winter.
Advantages Compared to Other Herbs
- Easy to Care For: Chives are simpler to maintain than many other herbs and need little attention.
- Winter Hardy: Unlike basil or parsley, chives easily survive the winter outdoors.
- Perennial: Enjoy your chives for years, while other herbs need to be re-sown every year.
- Versatile: Chives complement a wide variety of dishes, from soups and salads to dips.
- Insect-Friendly: Chive blossoms attract bees and other beneficial insects.
- Healthy: Chives contain many valuable vitamins and minerals.
- Easy to Propagate: Chives are easily propagated by division.
How to Use: Step by Step
- Step 1: Choose a Location: Select a sunny to partially shaded location for your chives.
- Step 2: Sow or Plant: Sow the chive seeds 0.5 cm deep or plant pre-grown plants at a spacing of 25 x 25 cm.
- Step 3: Care: Keep the soil moist and fertilize the chives regularly.
- Step 4: Harvest: Cut the chive stalks as needed.
- Step 5: Overwintering: Divide and transplant the chives every two years. For overwintering indoors, you can dig up, divide, and pot the clumps in October.
Technical Specifications
| Feature | Value |
| Height | 20 – 30 cm |
| Location | Sunny to partially shaded |