Description
Botanical Name: Allium tuberosum
Easy to grow herb with a subtle garlic flavour. Flower buds and leaves are often included in Thai stir-fries and the decorative flowers can be added to salads. Easily grows in pots. Try delicious scrambled eggs with Chinese chives and a little soy sauce.
How To Grow |
Sow seeds 5 mm (¼in) deep direct where they are to flower. Cover lightly with fine soil. Firm gently and keep them moist. When large enough thin as necessary spacing 20cm (8in) apart. Harvest: All year round. Cut leaves as required once plants have developed. Best cut before the flowers form. |
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When To Plant | Spring through to Autumn. |
Sow | Spring, Autumn |
Soil Type | well cultivated |
When | Spring through to Autumn. |
Where | Direct where they are to flower. |
How Sow | Sow seeds 5 mm (¼in) deep. Cover lightly with fine soil. Firm gently and keep the moisture. |
Care | When large enough thin as necessary spacing 20cm (8in) apart. Harvest: All year round. Cut leaves as required once plants have developed. Best cut before the flowers form. |
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