Photo Update: Chives

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The chives seem happier since the zucchini came out and they are no longer shaded. Still… they are not doing fantastic. None cut yet… been sitting all summer.

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	Day 113 Chives Allium schoenoprasum
	Wen's Square Foot Garden garden

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  Katxena wrote:

  I’ve always been chives-impaired. People talk about how they grow like crazy and bloom and reseed – I consider myself lucky if they don’t die.

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  verthandei wrote:

  Me too! I have noticed though that when I have cut them they grow back thicker and more vigourously (for what it’s worth)…

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  cmagnus wrote:

  What Verthandei said. I had wimpy chives all year this year until I started giving them a haircut every time I wanted to make a salad. They’re a bit bushier and they’re growing much faster.

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  wenjomatic wrote:

  Should I cut all of the legs on one plant at a time? Or just a few on each plant? I’m grilling some taters tonight… they’ll be just perfect.

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  cmagnus wrote:

  My plants were so spindly when I started the process that I just lopped off the entire plant 1-2 inches from the ground. And I’d keep clipping plants until I had as much chive as I wanted or I ran out of plants to clip.

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  verthandei wrote:

  Yup, me too, cut them all off one plant at a time maybe an inch above the ground.

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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  wenjomatic wrote:

  Thanks! I’ll do that during kiddo-down time today to prep for dinner and get them going hopefully!

  Posted on 18 Aug 08 (about 11 months ago)

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