Herbs · Perennial
Chives
Amaryllidaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 15 cm
- USDA zones
- 3a–10a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 10 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mixsandy
- Drainage (prefers)
- normalAlso okay:very free-draining
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Chives are the indestructible perennial classic. Cut almost to the ground — it regrows reliably from the bulb. After 3-4 years, dig up, divide, replant — and it'll last another 3-4.
Sowing
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Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- Kreuter, Bio-Garten
- Kosmos Gartenkalender
- LLM-Baseline-Intercrop
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-09 yieldKg
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 family-zehrer
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 sun-soil-drainage