Growing chives in beds and hills

Chives are a member of the onion family. It is characterized as a frost-resistant plant. Loves moist, well-fertilized soils. Chives are grown by sowing seeds or using rhizomes.

The bulbs are small, oblong in shape. The stem is round and reaches a height of about 60 cm. The leaves are dark green, narrow, tubular. The seeds are small and black.

It is best to sow seeds in spring or late autumn. If you plan to propagate chives using rhizomes, then it is better to choose spring or late summer. It is not recommended to grow chives in one place for more than five years.

In order to speed up the growth of seeds, you should soak them in water at room temperature before sowing. Then the seeds are dried and sown. The first shoots can be expected in 2-3 weeks.

Caring for chives involves loosening the soil. If the seedlings are too dense, they should be thinned out.

By mid-summer you can feed with various fertilizers. The leaves should be cut off in the second year of the plant's life.

In winter, the aboveground part dies off, and next spring there will be new leaves. Pink or purple flowers appear in June.