I "thought" chives were one of the easiest herbs to grow. Well, not for this girl! I started with a huge plant and little by little shoots died. I think it is now a total of 5 shoots and I have yet to cut any! It is growing indoors now because the heat and lack of rain. It is located in a fairly sunny room and I water once a week. Any ideas or suggestions?
Chives tend to die back towards fall and will come back up in the spring.I would not think they would do well indoors. Often if you keep the flowers cut off they will last a little longer.
Farm Girl from Western Washington " From sheep to handspun "
What I would do...and this is hard...is cut them back..just cut with a scissors like giving a haircut..really short..and then put them in a sunny window and water maybe a little more often..and you may get another "crop" this year..but they do better outside for sure..and they do die back..so you may have to wait. They will grow back ..it is just hard to wait!!
Jenny in Utah The best things in life arn't things
They might be pot bound if you've had them all season. Chives are definitely perrenial in your area so I would try putting them in the ground now before it gets too much later. Take them out of the pot and check to see if the roots need to be "teased" ( loosened up a little) and then transplant and water them in well.Cutting them back won't hurt either but make sure you leave atleast some green showing(about an inch).
I potted them so I could move them to our new farm. Right now we are renting so I cannot plant them. I'll try cutting them back. I've had sucess growing them indoors before but not this plant. Thanks for your advice.
I couldn't get my chive seeds to sprout this year. I wonder if I could be still do it, if theres time enough it doesn't get cold here for quite a while.
I'm thinking that you live where you might be able to harvest them year round, even in the winter, if they are outside. I tried inside and they also got quite spindly. Chives are the first thing up in my garden, and I get them with snow still on the ground and they spread readily, so I always have some to divide and share. Mine thrive on neglect! That being said, our soil is sandy loam and quite acidic.
Help My Chives
Posted - Aug 14 2005 : 5:33:22 PM
