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Beautiful tasty chives

by Tricia

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I love how my chives look when they are blooming. Those pretty multi-petaled flowers on long narrow stalks.

Chives usually grown in dense clumps and when they are in flower they can create quite an intense display in the garden.

Other than crocus’ and snow drops, my chives are often one of the first plants to begin to grow each year. Once the snow begins to melt in March, well if we still have any snow that is, the chives begin to grow.

I’ve found that Chives are very easy to grow. They are an appealing plant in the garden and of course they’re handy when you are cooking or making a salad. I’ll often go outside and cut a few of the narrow green chive stems from the clump and then chop them up and add them to salads, stir fries, or add them to marinades that I’ve made for fish, chicken or steak. They have a mild flavor that is wonderful in many dishes.

Do you grow chives?






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This is a photo of Chive buds and new Chive flowers that I took about two weeks ago. The chive flowers are actually beginning to wain now, but there’s still a few left.

I love growing Chives. They are one of the first plants to make an appearance each spring, often showing their green stems by the end of March. It’s not uncommon for us to be able to pick chives and use them in our cooking – salads, marinades, on top of foods – from mid April right through until the first snow fall in November or early December.

The flowers are just a lovely bonus! I love the buds before the flowers develop and bloom – they look a bit like garlic sections or tiny onion bulbs. Then the beautiful full petaled blossoms open and often stay around for two or three weeks.

Do you grow chives or other plants from the allium family? Edible or ornamental?

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