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Country Value Chives

Name: Country Value Chives
SKU: 54699
Price: 0.83 GBP
Availability: InStock

SKU

54699

£0.83 £0.83

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The mild onion flavour is ideal in salads or added to dairy sauces and in all types of egg and cheese dishes.
Hardy perennial.
Height approx 30cm (12").
Sow indoors March-April, or all year round for pots indoors.
Sow outdoors March-May.
Harvest Cut the leaves as required once the plants have developed, they are best cut before the flowers form.

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Sow indoors in March to April, or all year round for indoor pots

In pots or trays of moist compost
Sow thinly with a fine layer of compost
Firm gently and keep moist
Cover tray with glass, polythene or propagator lid
Keep at approx. 15-20°C (60-68°F)
Remove cover when seedlings appear
Thin plants to further pots and trays if necessary
Transplant 15cm (6in) pots of compost, place in a light airy location
Cut the leaves as required once the plants have developed, they are best cut before the flower form
Allow a few plants to flower and use the pretty heads in salad

Sow outdoors in May to May

In the growing position
Sow thinly, cover lightly with fine soil
Firm and gently and keep moist
when large enough thin to 20cm (8in) apart
Cut the leaves as required once the plants have developed, they are best cut before the flower form
Allow a few plants to flower and use the pretty heads in salad