Chive Seeds

• Chives are decorative enough to be grown in flower borders or pots on the patio or balcony.
• If not harvesting the young flowers for culinary use, remove them from the plant as they start to fade.
• Chives are best used freshly cut, or they can be frozen by chopping finely and putting ice trays half filled with water, then freezing and storing until required.

How to grow Chives

• Sow and grow indoors year-round for indoor crops. Sow 0.5cm (¼in) deep, in small pots of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Grow on in cooler but not cold conditions. Fore earlier outdoor crops, sow indoors from March to May. Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 20cm (8in) apart during May and June. Alternatively, plants can be grown on a light windowsill.
• Or sow outdoors, March to May, where they are to crop, 0.5cm (¼in) deep, directly into finely prepared, warm, well-drained soil that has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 20cm (8in) apart.
• Harvesting: Harvest by cutting leaves once the plant reaches 15cm (6in) tall (outdoor crops from June). Pick a few leaves from each plant, snipping close to the base of the plants, so they regrow quickly.

Aftercare

• Keep well-watered, especially in hot weather.
• Feed each spring with a general-purpose, granular fertiliser.
• Trim plants in autumn to keep them tidy and to promote new growth in the spring.
• Divide plants every 3-5 years in spring to maintain vigorous growth and rejuvenate the clumps. Lift clumps and cut with a sharp knife, dividing into several smaller plants.
  

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.