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Description
A. tuberosum. This flat-leaf variety of Garlic Chives seeds has a strong garlic flavour and aroma. The white flowers and stalks are used (only a small amount is needed), to add the pungent taste of garlic to salads, vegetables, dumplings, and stir-fries. Popular in Asian cuisine, garlic chives are also known as ku chai in Chinese. While the leaves and flower stems are delicious and useful in the kitchen garlic chives are also very attractive flowering plants. Use this herb as companion plants to repel aphids from flowers or vegetables prone to attack.
| Latin Name |
Allium schoenoprasum & A. tuberosum |
| Days to Sprout | 10-20 days |
| Difficulty |
Easy |
| Exposure |
Full-sun |
| Germination Rate | 65% |
| Usual Seed Life | 3 Years |
| Seed Type | Open pollinated |
TIPS: Chives are said to improve the flavour of carrots and tomatoes, and make a good companion plant for Brassicas. They help to repel aphids, carrot rust fly, and Japanese beetles. Avoid planting near beans and peas.
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