Chives 'Biggy'

Allium schoenoprasum

Easy to grow, perennial herb. Biggy is a unique variety that gets broad leaves with a very fine aroma and mild onion taste. The leaves are used fresh in salads, for herring, egg dishes, new potatoes etc. They can also be frozen for winter use.

Don't let the plant flower too much, it takes power from other growth. But if you want to allow it to produce a few blooms which are promptly harvested to be enjoyed as decorative scapes for en edible garnish in soups and salads - you're in for a treat! (buds and flowers from onions, garlic and chives are called scapes)

Thrives on loamy calcareous soil, preferably clay soil, but unassuming.

Pre-cultivation: March - mid May. Sow in clusters of 5-10 seeds per pot or seed cell. Place cool and bright. Keep moist. Plant out in May. 

Direct sowing: May - mid Aug. Early, as soon as the soil can be cultivated until August. Sow in clusters of 5-10 seeds with 30 cm between the clusters. Can also be sown outside in October for an earlier germination in the spring. 

Sow depth, cm: 1

Height, cm: 30-40

Harvest: June - October. 

Spacing: 30 cm between cluster / 1 cluster per GreenStalk pocket if growing as perennial, 2 clusters per pocket if growing as annual.

Perennial, can also be grown as Annual

Number of seeds: 200+