You can harvest chives more than once, and herbs in their first year of growth actually thrive after being cut a few times. Freshly harvested chives can be kept fresh in a glass container for up to 10 ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

If you're growing vegetables in your backyard, perhaps it's time to up your game and include something spicy in your harvest from the allium clan of edible bulbs and leaves. All of the following ...

The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so they don't take up too much space in the garden. Plus, they add lovely flavor ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Like other culinary herbs such as parsley, dill, and rosemary, chives are super easy to grow. These ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bevin Cohen, gardener and author of Herbs in Every Season, believes chives make an outstanding addition ...

If you like garlic, you may love garlic chives. They are easy to grow and harvest. In the fall, their white flowers attract a wide variety of pollinating bugs. The flowers also can be used in cooking.

A container of chives in bloom awaiting harvest for kitchen use. (Rick Wetherbee) Few things celebrate the arrival of the gardening season as do the culinary herbs of springtime. The first tendril ...

Is it a weed or a garden plant? Garlic chives are among those plants — paulownia tree, Jerusalem artichoke, mint and anise hyssop are others — that can parade under either guise. Garlic chives come ...

You can’t cook a savory meal without using at least one of these alliums — onions, garlic, shallots, leeks or chives — but many of us shy away from growing them in our gardens. We shouldn’t, says ...

Manoora Community Garden volunteer Andre Greenwood says chives grow well in the tropical north climate. “Like all your other herbs, they prefer a bit of shade and well-drained soil,” he said. “Raise ...