Sow in clumps
4–6 seeds every 6".
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Allium tuberosum
90Days to maturity
A seed worth growing
Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives Herb Seed
About this variety
Delicate garlic chives with edible flowers.
Slim, flat leaves carry a gentle garlic taste, and from the second summer the plants send up white flower clusters that also work in arrangements. In Chinese groceries the stalks with closed buds are sold as gow choy.
Break the mildly garlicky florets apart and sprinkle them over salads, dips, soups and stir-fries, or onto pizza and potato salad.
Ready to harvest about 90 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.
Specs
- Packet: 200 seeds
- Average 6,300 seeds per oz.
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvestRich soil
Sun or part shade.
Cut to the ground
3–4 times a year, before bloom.
Divide every 3–4 years
Keeps clumps vigorous.
Growing Information
Days to germination
About 7–14 days at 18–21°C (65–70°F).
Direct sowing
Recommended. Sow 1/4" deep in spring as soon as the soil warms, either 4–6 seeds every 6" or 1–2 seeds to the inch. Thin to clumps of 2–3 plants every 2–8", and keep weeds down.
Starting indoors
Start in seed flats 6–8 weeks ahead of your last frost, several seeds per plug, thinned to 3–4 seedlings. Plant clumps 2–8" apart, with rows 18" apart.
Plant spacing
2–8".
Soil
Fairly rich soil high in organic matter.
Light
Full sun or part shade.
Harvest
Once plants are established, cut leaves at ground level before flowering begins, 3–4 times a year. Use fresh or dry: cut into 1/4–1/2" pieces, spread one layer on a screen somewhere airy and out of sun, and stir now and then.
Care
Divide mature clumps every 3–4 years.
Hardiness
Zones 4–9.
Plant height
12–18".
Packet
200 seeds.
Seeds per oz.
About 6,300 on average.
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