Long Chives

[Eve1]

Hello,

I have very kindly been given some chives from someone, but they are very long. They are that long that if I plant them they will flop over (as they currently are in there holding pot). Do you know if I can trim them right back and if so will they grow again?

Any thoughts?

[zazen999]

Yes, they will.

[Eve1]

Thank you!

Eve

[Snadger]

Mine are HUGE this year for some reason (like 3 foot high!!!!!!)

[zazen999]

So were mine - they flopped a few days back so I'm chopping them back this weekend. Had to pull out 35 garlics as well...I think it was all this rain last night.

[sewer rat]

Hello,

I have very kindly been given some chives from someone, but they are very long. They are that long that if I plant them they will flop over (as they currently are in there holding pot). Do you know if I can trim them right back and if so will they grow again?

Any thoughts?

Like a weed !!! Chives are pretty much indestructible - give them a No 1 - reminds me, need to cut my hair tonight too.

[fran]

Funny that. I was worrying about mine too! I think it may be the compost - perhaps too rich. Cut and eat 'em! They prob do better in poorer soil. I've never got mine to flower yet in a pot.

Fran

[roitelet]

And keep on cutting them right through the season. You want the young growth and no flowers even if they are pretty!

[terrier]

You only have to let one of them to flower and produce seed and you will have them all over your garden/plot. Treat'em mean as Rat says.

[lyndap]

Funny that. I was worrying about mine too! I think it may be the compost - perhaps too rich. Cut and eat 'em! They prob do better in poorer soil. I've never got mine to flower yet in a pot.

Fran

Grow mine in multicompost in pots and leave a few years in same soil,no feeding and they crop and flower wonderfully.The flowers are nice to eat to.