Chives

Fine specimen you have there Zigs - you can make some tasty chive bread with those!

 

Chives are one of my favourite plants. I like their "Taj Mahal" hats before they burst open. Yours are couple of days ahead of mine, Zigs, I'm still waiting for the full pom-poms.

Lovely

 

There's a thought

 

You can also make cheddar and chive bread.

 

They look fab
Excuse my total ignorance regarding these, I presume they're perennials?

 

They are Freddy.
I have two little clumps in the bed by my back porch which I planted when I moved here 3 years ago. They have grown each year, but, this is the first year my own one's have flowered.

 

Looking good Zigs!

Freddy, yes they are perennials but die back for winter.

 

Thanks for that "M"

I just checked, and it seems that they need to be sown April/May. Too late now?

 

I'd go for it Freddy.

 

I would go for it Freddy, simply because the season is already reputedly 3-4 weeks 'behind' in weather terms. By that reckoning, now should be just about right!

 

Thanks again

Just one more thing, how do you harvest? What I mean is, do you cut some/leave some? Is it too late to harvest once they flower?

 

Cut some leave some. I don't use the stems that have had flowers on as they tend to be hard, all the stems don't flower so there's plenty for use.

 

So, you don't harvest any before they flower?

 

It is said that the stems which have flowered have less flavour than the non-flowering stems.
To harvest, I grab a pair of kitchen scissors, snip a couple of stems, rinse them, then 'chop' them up by simply snipping away down the length with the scissors.