Herb Seeds - Garlic Chives, Edible Flowers

Add depth and versatility to your meals with Garlic Chives! Add flavor to meals with Garlic Chive Seeds in salads, stir-fries, rice, noodles, and flower arrangements. This perennial has gray-green leaves and white blossoms in summer. In Asian and French cuisine, it's a versatile ingredient and garnish for baked potatoes, salads, soups, and sandwiches.

Improve your garden with ornamental benefits from our garlic chives herb seeds.

Garlic Chives Seeds can be used for centuries as a medicinal remedy, providing mild onion and garlic properties. These herbs can protect vegetables and deter insects with their aromatic properties, making them useful for growing near garden beds or as a perennial border. Additionally, they make attractive landscape fillers and can be interplanted with other cool-season vegetables like lettuce, broccoli, carrots, and radishes for added spice.

Sowing: Garlic chive seeds grow well in various soil types. For optimal results, plant in moist, well-drained soil and provide full sun or partial shade. In short growing seasons, start seeds indoors in a flat with bottom heat for faster germination. To direct sow, plant the seeds 1/4" deep and 18" apart after the last spring frost, thinning to 6-8" apart once seedlings appear. Germination should occur within 14 days. For companion planting, try growing garlic chives with carrots for improved flavor and production.

Growing:Water seedlings regularly, divide and remove seed heads to control growth and preserve flavor, and cover with straw before frost for optimal results.

Harvesting: - Harvest garlic chives after they reach 6" in length, cutting them 1/2" above the soil with a sharp knife or scissors. - Frequent cutting improves production as it signals new growth, while the flowers slow down leaf growth. - Leaves can be kept in the refrigerator for a week or frozen, but lose flavor when dried. - Add leaves to hot dishes at the last minute to preserve their flavor. - The onion-flavored buds and flowers are also edible and make great garnishes.