Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum · Chives
Herbs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Common chives form a clump of slender hollow leaves with round pink-purple flower heads.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water regularly in active growth, keeping the soil moist but drained.
Soil & drainage
Compost-enriched, freely draining soil for the expanding clump.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow shallowly or transplant a small clump; allow about 30 cm for established plants.
Harvest
Cut leaves a few centimetres above the ground, allowing the base to regrow.
Through the seasons
Divide crowded clumps. Cut back spent flowering stems and allow fresh leaves to develop.
When your plant needs help
- Cut leaves above the base; hollow leaves and pink flowers distinguish these from garlic chives.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.