Chives 'Onion'

Allium schoenoprasum

How to grow Chives 'Onion'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Onion is generally regarded as a hardy plant, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Onion needs a sandy, clay and peat-rich soil with a ph of 5.2 to 8.3 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Onion from seed

Sow 0.51 inches (1.3 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 0.98 inches (2.5 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 15°C / 59°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Onion about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Onion

Onion is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Onion

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in mid summer.

Onion folklore & trivia

Chives have insect-repelling properties and for this reason can be used in gardens to control pests.1

Footnotes

1 wikipedia.org/wiki/Chives