Sow 1/4" deep
Direct sow once spring soil warms, or start plugs 6–8 weeks before your final frost.
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Allium schoenoprasum
75 - 85Days to maturity
A seed worth growing
Staro Chive Seed
About this variety
A thick-leaved chive for processing.
Staro has thick, heavy leaves, suited to markets that want a sturdier chive for freezing, drying or fresh use.
The flowers are edible: pull the florets apart and scatter them over salads, dips, sauces, soups, stir-fries, pizza or potato salad for a mild, sweet onion flavor.
About 75–85 days from sowing. Plants grow 12–18" tall. Open-pollinated.
Specs
- Packet: 200 seeds
- Average 23,500 seeds per oz.
- Plant height: 12–18"
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvestClumps 2–8" apart
Rows 18" apart in rich, humus-heavy soil; sun or part shade.
Cut to the ground
Harvest before bloom, three or four times a year once established.
Divide every few years
Split old clumps every 3–4 years to keep them productive.
Growing Information
Germination
Seedlings usually show within one to two weeks when the soil is held around 65–70°F (18–21°C).
Direct sowing (recommended)
Chives do best sown where they will grow. Once the soil warms in spring, sow 1/4" deep, either in small groups of four to six seeds spaced 6" apart or at one or two seeds to the inch along the row. Thin the seedlings to clusters of two or three plants, 2–8" apart, and weed often, since young chives compete poorly.
Transplanting
For an earlier start, sow in flats about 6–8 weeks ahead of your final frost date, with several seeds to each plug, and thin each plug to three or four seedlings. Set the small clumps out 2–8" apart, leaving 18" between rows.
Height
Usually 12–18".
Light
Full sun to part shade.
Spacing
Clumps 2–8" apart.
Hardiness
A perennial, hardy in Zones 3–9.
Soil
Reasonably rich soil with plenty of humus.
Harvest
When plants are established, cut leaves off at the base before the flower buds form; a healthy stand gives three or four cuttings a year. Use them fresh, or cut them into short pieces, about 1/4–1/2" long, and dry them spread thinly on a screen in an airy spot away from direct sun, stirring occasionally.
Dividing
Lift and split mature clumps every three or four years to keep them vigorous.
Scientific name
Allium schoenoprasum
Packet
200 seeds.
Seeds per oz.
About 23,500 on average.
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