Chives Seeds - Garlic

Garlic Chives Herb Garden Seeds

Garlic Chives Herb Growing Habits

Non-GMO (Allium tuberosum) Garlic Chives grow as upright hardy perennial herbs which thrive during the cooler seasons of spring or fall. Garlic Chive varieties, also called "Chinese Chives" grow from bulbs and reach up to 2" tall, developing long, flat, and green grass-like shoots. During late spring or once they've grown 6" long, your Chives will give off a mild spice, onion, and garlic aroma, as they develop their small umbels of white flowers, which also provide a mild garlic flavor. Cool-season Garlic Chives will be ready for harvest before the edible flowers begin to bow over as the warmer temperatures set in, before going to seed.

The Garnishing & Culinary Benefits of Garlic Chives Herb Garden Seed

As chive herbs are one of the four "fines herbes" of cooking, Garlic Chive varieties are diverse and provide many fresh options that will enhance your meals across the board! In Asian cuisine, Garlic Chives also called "Chinese Chives" make a tasty addition to stir-fries or as "Niratama", which is a popular Japanese dish meaning "garlic chive eggs." In French cuisine, chives make an ideal garnish for baked potatoes, salads, soups, eggs, cream cheese, and even fresh sandwiches.

The Ornamental Benefits of Growing Garlic Chives Herb Garden Seed

As herbs have been used as a medicinal remedy for centuries, offering mild onion and garlic properties, Garlic Chives can also be grown near garden beds or as a perennial border to protect vegetables and deter insects from their aromatic properties. Chives also make attractive landscape fillers, as these herbs enhance other cool-season veggies like lettuce, broccoli, carrots, and radishes"making them spicier!