CHIVES
CHIVES A versatile and tasty perennial herb with a mild onion flavour. Can be used as garnish or flavouring in a variety of dishes, including salads, omelettes, soups and sandwiches. Chives also have a beautiful flowers which are edible or look just as nice in the garden.
Best time to sow:
Warm zones – all year round, Temperate and cool zones – Spring to Autumn.
Best in:
Pots, vegie patches and garden borders
Where to grow:
Full sun or part shade
Harvest time:
8 weeks
Recipe Ideas:
A perfect garnish to risottos, pizza and soup
yummy salads or cooked until they are tender and delicious.
PLANTING TIPS
Before sowing, improve the soil or potting mix by blending in some Yates® Dynamic Lifter® Organic Plant Food. Scatter the seed where you want them to grow, cover with around 5mm of soil or Yates® Seed Raising Mix and keep moist. You will need a little patience – seeds will germinate in 14 – 21 days.
GROWING GUIDELINES
To encourage lots of healthy growth, feed regularly with Yates® Thrive® Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food. Snails and slugs can be a problem so watch out for their damage and slimy trails.
HARVESTING TIPS
Keep harvesting to encourage more growth. You can use the chive flowers as an interesting garnish in dishes
Yates Australia, 1 Gow Street, Padstow NSW 2211 Phone 1300 369 074 www.fundraising.yates.com.au Yates, Dynamic Lifter, Thrive and the Squares Device are registered trade marks Raise a Patch is a trade mark of DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Best time to sow:
Warm zones – all year round, Temperate and cool zones – Spring to Autumn.
Best in:
Pots, vegie patches and garden borders
Where to grow:
Full sun or part shade
Harvest time:
8 weeks
Recipe Ideas:
A perfect garnish to risottos, pizza and soup
yummy salads or cooked until they are tender and delicious.
PLANTING TIPS
Before sowing, improve the soil or potting mix by blending in some Yates® Dynamic Lifter® Organic Plant Food. Scatter the seed where you want them to grow, cover with around 5mm of soil or Yates® Seed Raising Mix and keep moist. You will need a little patience – seeds will germinate in 14 – 21 days.
GROWING GUIDELINES
To encourage lots of healthy growth, feed regularly with Yates® Thrive® Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food. Snails and slugs can be a problem so watch out for their damage and slimy trails.
HARVESTING TIPS
Keep harvesting to encourage more growth. You can use the chive flowers as an interesting garnish in dishes
Yates Australia, 1 Gow Street, Padstow NSW 2211 Phone 1300 369 074 www.fundraising.yates.com.au Yates, Dynamic Lifter, Thrive and the Squares Device are registered trade marks Raise a Patch is a trade mark of DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd.
