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I planted some chives I had grown indoors from seed in my garden about 4-5 years ago. They are still there, looking just as good as when they were transplanted.
This is a herb of infinite hardiness. Once established it justs keeps on growing, without trying to take over the garden. As long as you remember to use chives in your everyday cooking (and fresh from the garden the flavour is excellent), you will keep stimulating further growth.
In the summer you will be delighted with the beautiful flowers this herb produces. They are also edible and can add a very decorative touch when added to the salad bowl. That said, I rarely do so, as I love the gorgeous dusky pink to mauve flowers greeting me when I go out into the garden so much, I hate to lop them off!
I add chives to any savoury meal, from cheese on toast (with a fair sprinkling of sesame seeds - yum!) to a tuna sandwich, or in any savoury sauce, salad or sandwich. Chives go well with tomatoes, both in taste and aesthic balance.
Only one very important tip if you are as scatterbrained as me, make sure you label your chives, as any bulbs you grow in your garden can look just the same as your chives in the early spring as they produce shoots, beware, most of these are hideously poisonous and would really add that extra something to the salad bowl! (they would probably ruin the taste too!).
All in all I can recommend this as an easy herb to grow, which keeps on going all year round once established. I grow everything in my garden in pots, as I can't reach the ground and this is a herb that is happy growing in a tub. Try it - you'll like it!
Funnily enough I've planted some of these just today. your waning on bulbs made me remember years ago, a friend who put daffodil bulbs in stew... severe tummy upset was NOT the word but brought many a smile for weeks afterwards. Nice op, and thanks for commenting on mine too. Rose
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22.04.2001 09:46
Yes, it seem to multiply at a rate of knots and can be replanted anywhere with no probs. Good opinion.
02.04.2001 02:39
Funnily enough I've planted some of these just today. your waning on bulbs made me remember years ago, a friend who put daffodil bulbs in stew... severe tummy upset was NOT the word but brought many a smile for weeks afterwards. Nice op, and thanks for commenting on mine too. Rose
13.03.2001 14:02
A really interesting op and I had no idea that chives produced flowers, I may well plant some this year. cheers for the info.