Garlic Chive Seeds - Allium Tuberosum - Delicious & Perennial
Quantity: 50+ Seeds
Garlic Chives, aka Allium Tuberosum, is a really delicious and versatile member of the onion family, Amaryllidaceae. These long lived perennial plants are very hardy, down to zone 4. Garlic Chives taste very much like garlic bulbs, but not as pungent. The plants divide at the base multiple times in a year to eventually form a large clump of plants. To harvest, it's best to cut the leaves about an inch above the soil line; they'll regenerate very quickly this way. Garlic Chives grow in many different types of soil, but they thrive in nutrient rich loamy earth with decent water retention, but not so much that the ground is soggy or waterlogged. Once established, a patch of these plants is able to offer a year round supply of fresh greens; it's a very valuable plant to have in any permaculture style garden. These plants are deer, pest, and disease resistant.
All seeds are organic and open pollinated.
Growing Instructions
It’s best to start Garlic Chive seeds as early in the season as possible; we start them here on the farm in January, but because they're perennial, they can really be planted at any time in the growing season, assuming that the ground can stay moist as the plants establish their roots. If started indoors, it's good to sow them in a sterile growing medium; most available seed starting soils should do the job nicely; we use sunshine mix (peat moss and perlite). The soil should be made moist, but not damp. Sow the seeds 1/8 - 1/4 inch below the soil surface. Store in a warm area until tiny sprouts emerge from the soil. A heat mat greatly aids in this step, but is not necessary. Seeds can take between 2-4 weeks to germinate, but they can sometimes take less time too. Once germinated, and the first true leaf has formed, it's time to pot up to a larger container that contains a good quality potting soil. Transplant to their final location when the plants have 2 or 3 leaves. These plants grow best in full sun.